Did
you know:
- World class painters such as Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh?
- The inventor of microscope, telescope, pendulum clock, and the mercury thermometer in 16th-17th century?
- 'Philips' company that invented audio tape, video tape, Compact Disk, and CD-ROM?
- The famous Heineken beer?
Are
originally come from The Netherlands, from the creativity of Dutch
people?
From
“Human Motivation”, 3rd ed., by Robert E.
Franken,
creativity
is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas,
alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving
problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and
others.
The
creativity of Dutch people exists because.....
Capability.
Capability comes from education, experience, knowledge. The
capability of Dutch makes them able to view things in new ways or
from a different perspective. They able to generate new possibilities
or new alternatives.
Radical.
It isn't only about politic view but the way they thinking and taking
decision. Dutch radical thought delivered the unique and novel
ideas.
Education.
Education is a very important for the Dutch. Compulsory
education (leerplicht) in the Netherlands starts at the age of five until
their sixteenth.
If
a child reaches the age of sixteen and hasn't obtained a diploma,
they must train for a qualification (kwalificatieplicht)
for 2 years. So they must stay at school until their eighteenth
birthday or until they have obtained a diploma.
Attention
to human rights. The
human rights of the Netherlands are codified in the Dutch
Constitution. The first chapter of the Dutch constitution codifies
the rights of all persons in
the Netherlands.
That's why Netherlands
hosts several international human rights institutions, like
International Criminal Court at The Hague.
Tolerance.
Netherlands is culturally diverse country but tolerate each other
very well. Article 1 of the Dutch Constitution
states: ‘All persons in the Netherlands shall be treated equally in
equal circumstances. Discrimination on the grounds of religion,
belief, political opinion, race, or sex or on any other grounds
whatsoever shall not be permitted’. Article 1 therefore safeguards
both the right to equal treatment in equal circumstances and the ban
on discrimination.
Innovative.
Dutch people enjoy innovating.
They're future minded, create something better
for the future with the uniqueness of the alternatives to generate
their innovation.
Various
races, religion, and belief, etc. The
Netherlands is well known for its liberal attitude towards specific
subjects, such as LGBT rights, euthanasia, freedom of speech, etc; and high tolerance for those subjects.
Individual.
For many people, Dutch seems very private and individual. Though that's
a common character for mostly Dutch, the individual characteristic
makes them becoming a competitive person.
Technology.
Technology as scientific knowledge are used in practical ways in
industry and created a high and informative technology.
The
Netherlands ranks 9th in the world on the 2009-2010 'Global Information Technology Report'
followed by Germany and China (source).
Yearning
for innovation. Dutch people have a strong and emotional desire
that raises a new idea to create innovation.
So,
CREATIVITY is really in Dutch people blood stream, right?
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