Question

If necessity is the mother of invention, then play can be said to assume the paternal role of the creative process.

Answer 1

The statement is "True".

Creative process get a boost via play and play is as much part of human nature as work. In contemporary world we have loads of examples where play stimulated creative process which led to the creation of geniuses like the Xerox Corporation, Apple Computers and Hewlett-Packard and many more.