I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention.

Success hides problems...you don't need to address problems.

If everyone is trying to prevent error, it screws things up.

You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.

If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.

If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a good group, they'll fix it. Or they'll throw it away and come up with something else.

For me, creativity includes problem-solving. That's the broad definition of it.