Creativity and innovation through design practice

Creativity is the fuel that drives us forward. This statement truly defines ‘design education’ and cannot be more appropriate to my topic of research. However, within design education, educators like myself and others before me have struggled with the concept of fostering or instilling creativity in our students. We have all heard the phrase at one time or another that, “people are born with creativity”, implying that this is not a skill that can be taught or something that can be learnt. So, the question arises that if you are not born with this ‘creativity’, and you wish to become a designer, how do you compete with those that have been lucky enough to receive these gifts naturally?