The topic of research in this thesis is evaluating and exploring the possible explanations for creativity and innovation in individuals. Since there is not a scientifically proven genetic reason for creativity, this paper is based upon evaluating several theories and ideas that psychologists, scientist, behaviorists and doctors have divulged regarding this topic. The main areas of focus in this thesis are to discover what areas of the mind, of personality and of environment influence the progress or repression of creative thought and innovative discovery. The findings of this research however are vague, as there is no conclusive result to date on this topic. To do this research, I sought to find a definition of creativity and innovation, evaluated scientific theories of creativity, examined environmental factors regarding some of the most influential creators in history and explained what aspects of the mind assisted in creative and innovative thought process. Through this research, I have found that the most prominent factor contributing to one's creativity are environmental factors. The one consistent agreeable contributing factor to creativity and innovation was environment. Regardless of scientific findings or psychological findings- environmental factors are always a large influence.
The results of this research do not produce a conclusive answer to a question, but instead offer several variations of explanations for the topic of this research. In order to understand creativity and innovation, all the areas of possibility must be explored and is done so in this study.