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Creative thinking is essential for students to develop, as it is highly valued by employers (WEF, 2025) and contributes to individual well-being (Jean-Berluche, 2024). Yet, creativity research continues to face several persistent challenges. First, its definition is often vague or limited to creative products. Second, its measurement has typically relied on divergent thinking tasks (e.g., unusual uses of a PET bottle), which capture only a narrow aspect of creativity, often described as “creative potential.” With the rise of generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT), a new challenge emerges, machines now outperform humans on many of these tasks (Huber et al., 2024). In this presentation, I review trends in creativity research that examine how generative AI is reshaping our understanding of creativity, including new forms of human–AI co-creativity. I then propose a redefinition of creativity that highlights its embodied dimension. Finally, I present recent research demonstrating the positive effects of physical movement on creativity and discuss how these insights can be applied in language classrooms.