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Whether inspired by Peaky Blinders or Daniel Craig's James Bond, the suit is a tailoring linchpin. Other than fiction these days, the suit barely appears other than on presenters or politicians on newsroom or current affairs programmes.

A review of available literature on creativity was undertaken to determine the definition of creativity, the common traits displayed by those perceived as being creative and how those traits may possibly be nurtured. The word 'creativity' has been used by politicians as if it is tangible commodity that must be developed in time of economic recession. Indeed, Dublin City Enterprise Board, a local government authority are in the process of staging 'Idea Generation' workshops, "this workshop not only shows you what ideas are good ideas but also introduces you to the concepts of thinking laterally" (Dublin Regional Authority, 2011). The Science Gallery in Trinity College, Dublin has held a series of events called Connector Brainstorm. "Einstein once said 'We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.' Age old policies need new age thinking and with this in mind our team of experts came up with some radical suggestions on how the future of Irish politics and economy should be ran." (Lynch, 2010). The elusive commodity of creativity and creative thinking has been heralded as the panacea to rescue us from the grip of the recession. But what defines creativity? What are common traits? And can we nurture them?