What does creativity mean to you and what status does it hold in your life? is everyone creative? is it an attitude or a condition? "we all have the potential to be creative, yet most of us have not been encouraged to develop our creativity." why not? discuss the  wal-mart phenomenon, a proposed theory of how readily accessable mass-produced items encourage consumers to purchase pre-determined solutions to their needs, rather than develop creative solutions on their own. for example, why build a birdhouse, when you can buy one at wal-mart for $7.99?