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Having the ability to develop original, new ideas and to design or solve things in an imaginative way.
Für das Projekt brauchen wir eine kreative Lösung, die über das Übliche hinausgeht.
For the project, we need a creative solution that goes beyond the usual.
The adjective 'kreativ' (creative) belongs to a word family. The related noun is 'die Kreativität' (creativity), and a related verb is 'kreieren' (to create something).
Für diesen Beruf braucht man viel Kreativität.
You need a lot of creativity for this profession.
'Kreativ' (creative) is often combined with nouns that have to do with ideas or problems. Common collocations are 'eine kreative Idee' (a creative idea), 'eine kreative Lösung' (a creative solution), or 'ein kreativer Prozess' (a creative process).
Wir suchen nach einer kreativen Idee für unsere neue Werbekampagne.
We are looking for a creative idea for our new advertising campaign.
Colloquially, 'kreativ' (creative) can have an ironic or negative meaning. The phrase 'kreative Buchführung' (creative accounting), for example, describes financial data being manipulated in an illegal or dishonest way.
Er hat eine sehr kreative Ausrede gefunden, warum er zu spät war.
He found a very creative excuse for why he was late.
original
'original' and 'kreativ' can both describe an idea as new and not boring. 'kreativ' is more about someone having good new ideas or creating something imaginatively. 'original' describes the result more strongly: it feels special, independent, and not simply taken from others. A person can be kreativ because they develop many ideas. An idea or solution can be original because it feels unusual and new.
Beim Basteln mit den Kindern ist Frau Müller besonders kreativ.
Mrs. Müller is especially creative when doing crafts with the children.
Für das Schulfest hatte Max eine sehr originale Idee.
Max had a very original idea for the school festival.