"Creativity is about a willingness to consider and test ideas outside of the boundaries of conventional wisdom, and to acknowledge that what you think you know may be wrong."
In the most-watched TED Talk ever, the late Sir Ken Robinson made the point that “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”
"...But there’s a less appreciated benefit of creativity that is just as powerful. Creative employees are more likely to take the kind of 'good' risks that lead to innovation. They’re also willing to take the social risk of speaking up to help to steer the team out of harm’s way. That’s why the squeaky wheel—the whistleblower, the skeptic, the constant questioner—may also be a reservoir of creativity."
Article: The Surprising Link Between Creativity and Risk