I like to think of creativity as thinking without boundaries. John Cleese did a good talk about the topic that you might consider checking out:

That said, in regard to your meeting, it sounds like the other 3 were on the same page about the idea, but it wasn't really your thing? I wouldn't call that a "lack of creativity", it's more a "lack of passion for the idea". One of the others probably should have done the idea development and it sounds like a cop out to say you're not creative and then kick you out to be honest.

so I probably misunderstood something in between.

This is a communication problem not a creativity problem.

What does it mean to "be creative"?

It means to come up with new (appearing) and interesting (appearing) ideas/styles/designs that are actually interesting and cool.

How does one "be creative"?

Same way as everything else; practice. Creativity though tends to involve a bit more natural talent for it than some other things. I'm not particularly creative myself, so it's hard to give advice there.

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so I probably misunderstood something in between.

This is a communication problem not a creativity problem.
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Exactly. Just because somebody told you you're not creative does not mean you are actually not creative.
This whole thread is based on your trying to figure out what's wrong with your understanding of creativity.
There's nothing wrong with your understanding of creativity.
The problem is that somebody insulted you, and you're simply hurt by it.

Welcome to your first dose of politics. The rest of your life will be spent dealing with people; best you learn how.

Welcome to your first dose of politics. The rest of your life will be spent dealing with people; best you learn how.

Sure, if you sorround yourself with dickheads. It doesn't have to be this way.

tom_mai78101,

The experience you had is a great learning opportunity, so I hope that you can soak the good advice in this thread.

At times in my life (I am 46 years old), similar issues happened. By contrast, a group of people whom are my friends and associates (professionals) are in agreement about some things: Maturity of the group which wants to work with me is crucial. The more mature people are, then the better we can work together, in general - that simple.

It is no loss to you that they rejected you because they obviously were hasty. They put you in a better position to find more mature partners than them, to their loss. They needed you more than you needed them, trust me.

Every successful person gets plenty of rejection: Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein....Many more! A massive and endless list of highly successful people got rejected plenty of times and every one of them was highly creative!

Continue to look at these issues surrounding this as opportunity.



Clinton

Edit: spelling