没人否认创造力的重要性。的确，今后当几乎所有的标准程序均由计算机来完成时，创造力会被证明为更重要。然而，创造力与智力不能等同起来。一位专家的聪明才智可能表现在~个或几个领域，但他对革新不一定感兴趣，或在这方面不一定成功。与此相似，尽管革新要求一定程度的心智，但我们没有发现智力测试与创造力测试两者之间的重要联系。的确，创造力好像更依赖于某种气质和个性一一敢于冒险，吃苦耐劳，锲而不舍，但首先要有改变现状，对社会留下深远影响的愿望，而不是提高各种信息处理的效率。
No one denies the importance of creativity. Indeed, creativity will prove more important in the future when almost all standard programming is done by computers. However, creativity and intelligence cannot be equated. An expert's intelligence may manifest itself in several or more areas, but he may not be interested in innovation or successful in it. Similarly, although innovation requires a certain level of mind, we have not found a significant link between tests of intelligence and tests of creativity. Indeed, creativity seems to depend more on a certain temperament and personality -- the willingness to take risks, to work hard, to persevere, to have a wish to change the current situation and make a far-reaching influence on the society, rather than improve the efficiency of processing all kinds of information.