2). Name five cultural barriers to creativity. What do you think these would keep a group from being creative? Have you experienced any of these personally? Explain.

The cultural barriers I have faced would have to do with technology, religion, politics, gender, and age. I feel that technology is a large creative barrier solely because there are many users that do not know how to become creative with technology. When I look at apple technology I feel it is linear and too simple, have you noticed that each of their new products do the exact same thing in most cases? The idea of being simple all the time and having little change has given technology alone a creative barrier. Religion stops our ideas of a functioning America solely because old school conservatives believe (in short) that pride comes before action. The bible says that gays cannot marry is one of the reasons why orphans cannot be adopted, is a strong American the one that grows up alone or with a family and people united behind them? Politics is a creative barrier only because of the dual party system we run in America, I feel that there are many uneducated voters that just choose a side and stick with it to the end without actually looking at the policies during election time. Gender causes creativity in fashion to be very one sided, for example skirt-like features only go on women's clothes and suits and collars for men, need I go on? Age is the final cultural barrier because everyone's beliefs are so much different from those people who grew up in the old days, the older generation are the ones with the money while us young generation people jump hoops in hopes for their approval for our ideas. Overall cultural barriers are pretty much in my opinion “Just trying to get on mommy or daddy's good side.”