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Stacy's creativity was inspired by the community she was in, while simultaneously being bounded by the individuals, norms, and culture she was in. It's hard to separate Stacy's creativity from the environment she was in.

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Stacy was faced with an imminent crisis - a flood in her environment. This focused and trained her creativity.

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Stacy was creative within the environment she selected - Fiji. She was bounded by the people and culture there.

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However, Stacy engaged individuals with experience in areas where she was less experienced. This doesn't fit neatly with this assertion on creativity.

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Stacy's creativity was in an area where she had developed deep expertise of 20 years of study and research

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Stacy put herself out there with public events. She could have remained a research and simply publish papers, but she went out in to the community to experiment and try different ways of engaging people.

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Stacy didn't just write reports, she picked unique and unusual mediums to deliver her message - she chose to be creative.

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Stacy made a conscious choice to be more than just a researcher, but to solve problems in her community.

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Creativity is bounded by one’s environment and situation – you are creative within the area you live in and inputs available to you.

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Creativity is bounded by one’s innate talents and proclivities.

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Anyone can become creative, it takes a conscious choice to be creative. 

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2009 Experiences Flooding in adopted home of Fiji, begins work to protect the community and environment

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2009 Experiences Flooding in adopted home of Fiji, begins work to protect the community and environment

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Stacy learned so much from the Fiji community of fisherpeople, they understood the environment in ways she couldn't. While Stacy brought scientific knowledge of disease and land management, the people understood what they need from the land and the unique aspects of the Fiji climate.

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Stacy also helped to plan Fiji's largest flash mob to help raise awareness for the plan.

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Stacy used her background as a scientist and worked with illustrators to get the message out about the environment in a way people could udnerstand.

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Not only was Stacy's work and plan developed with the community, her communication plan centered around the community. Her work in the Peace Corps helped to inform how she approached engaging the community.

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Integrating local cultural practices with field research to design conservation strategies that protect ecosystem biodiversity and the well-being of coastal communities.

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Developing a plan required finding something that worked for local people. There are conservation 'rules' passed from international organizations that don't make sense if the rule is applied blindly with no consideration for local communities, cultures, and practices.