" There are plenty more, but it would start going very much off the topic of thread. I only went this far because you asked."
And I very much appreciate your willingness to go off topic. Let me ask you this: do you think creative thinking is an inborn trait, or do you think it is something that can be taught?
I think there are many abilities, such as creative thinking, writing, and musical ability to name a few, which require inborn talent but also require the right environment and training to allow them to flower. I don't think you can teach someone to be a writer or musician unless they already have the talent for it.
On creative thinking, the mind needs to be trained by being exposed to many different aspects of the world. That exposure provides the "raw material" used in the creative process. But only a person with inborn creative ability can use that raw material to generate new insights.