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Recently at\u00a0LinkedIn Learning<\/a>, using the power of our\u00a0Economic Graph<\/a>, we\u00a0determined the skills companies need most<\/a>.

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And there was a bit of a surprise that at the very top of the list for a second year was: creativity.

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Technically, creativity is the most in-demand soft skill in the world, while Blockchain is the top hard skill. Hard skills, are those which apply to what people are working on (I.e. Blockchain) and only apply to that section of the workforce and doesn\u2019t have the staying power a soft skill has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, learning how to think more creatively will benefit you the rest of your career. And, macroeconomic trends suggest creativity will only become more important moving forward. Hence, it\u2019s no stretch to say creativity is the single-most important skill in the world for all business professionals today to master. Why?

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Let\u2019s start with the what.

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What it Means to be Creative: The Ability to Solve Problems with Relevance and Novelty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When many people think of creativity, they think of artists, graphic designers, writers, painters, etc.

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But that\u2019s not what it means to be creative, because creativity doesn\u2019t mean artistry. Yes, an artist could be creative, but so could a software engineer, a mathematician, a salesperson or a CEO.

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What does it actually mean to be creative? LinkedIn Learning Instructor Stefan Mumaw<\/a>, who has authored six books on creativity, has this definition: \u201cCreativity is problem-solving with relevance and novelty.\u201d

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Let\u2019s break that definition down into its two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n