Education and inspirational intuition - Drivers of innovation

This paper deals with the fundamental relation and importance of education, intuition and creativity as innovation drivers. In this context, the central questions arise what is meant by "education" and what creative roles do "education" and "intuition" play in the emergence of the new? The modern concept of education developed essentially on the ideas of humanism and enlightenment, which found their roots in antiquity. In the current understanding, education becomes a continuous adaptation and development. The human being is a dynamic entity, which is both influenced by the respective environment, and at the same time can itself change and influence this environment. Education generates and imparts knowledge throughout life. For perceiving and judging our environment and life, there is besides rationality also a world of feelings, emotions and heart. Based on the perception and judgment model of Carl Gustav Jung, intuition and especially intuitive competence are addressed as central influencing factors of education and creativity. Intuitive perception opens us up to new knowledge and opens up a multi-level spectrum of creativity. As the driver of innovation, education becomes the link between conscious rationality and unconscious emotionality. A rational problem analysis should be followed by an intuitive solution finding, an instinctive and emotional grasp of future market opportunities. In this context, the inspirational intuition plays a particularly important role. At the end of the paper there is a critical appreciation of the innovative possibilities of mankind. It is at the same time an exhortation for a preserving and integrative creative work. Our creative power gives us creative potential and enables us to change and shape the world over and over again.