For many years creativity researchers assumed that creativity was root
ed in general domain-transcending skills or traits. A growing body of
evidence suggests that creative performance is domain specific. This h
as led both to changes in thinking about the nature of creativity and
to a reexamination of previous evidence and assumptions about the gene
rality of creativity. More research is needed to settle this issue; un
til then, creativity trainers would be wise to assume that creativity
is domain specific. This assumption, even if incorrect, is less likely
to nullify their efforts than the assumption of content generality.