ABSTRACT
Validation of the quality of ideas proves to be a sticky business, as does any evaluation of a creativity system. The point that is important to the author is that the author sees a lot of solid examples of inherent creativity in Problem Laboratories and courses. It was difficult for the author to see this because we were in the business of teaching creativity and the author had a built-in bias that influenced the author observation. The important element is that traditionally, from the hierarchical view, the most powerful people would make the decision and quite probably word the headline. The consequences of this self-interested sharing are enormously rewarding in increased capacity to be creative, to learn, to grow; in short, to cooperatively accomplish. From accomplishment comes success in the enterprise dearest to each of people: a healthy and continually enlarging self-concept.
