In order to build creative confidence, it helps to understand the nature of creativity.  There has been a great deal of study devoted to creativity, what it is, what it looks like, how important it is and more. 

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There is very clearly an issue around declining creativity in this country. Metrics from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a test of creativity and divergent problem-solving skills among other aspects, have shown that there has been a general decline in creativity markers since the 1990s. Having analyzed data from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Kim (2011) found there to be a general decrease in scores over an approximate twenty-year period from 1990-2008.

Kim, K. H. (2011). The creativity crisis: The decrease in creative thinking scores on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Creativity Research Journal, 23(4), 285-295. doi:10.1080/10400419.2011.627805