[quote=@KoL]
Sincerely, dictionaries are terrible when you are referencing an abstract concept. Just look at how much the scientific community argues about definitions of stuff like energy, heat, etc. Even if you know what it's, you'll never get a straight answer that fills all of the criteria for that subject.

I mean, creativity and ingenuity are the same thing in various levels.

That saying is much more about say, dealing with hardship than doing "original" work. For example, what would you do, if you were hungry and had only a tuna can but no can opener (consider one that doesn't have those easy opening flaps)?

This is the kind of scenario that that saying is more about, or so I think. To overcome obstacles, human beings need to get smart, or they get dead. It can certainly apply to the artistic production as well, but if creativity were so crucial, more than half of today's entertainment industry wouldn't even exist.
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Have you looked over my examinations yet? Remember, I'm not condemning all limitations or obstacles; I'm seeking to discuss common limitations writers and GMs set in stories and roleplays and whether they're poorly affecting creativity (and, to an extent, ingenuity). I'm not talking about limitations and obstacles in general, or this conversation could continue eternally and never actually get anywhere.