How is the dessert genre more creative than other types of culinary work ? Why does dessert require creativity? The dessert genre is more creative than other types of culinary work, because there are thousands of ways desserts can be prepared and multiple ways they can be displayed. The dessert genre requires creativity because not all desserts are going to be presented in their generic way, desserts may vary do to the event they are being prepared for such as birthdays, weddings, etc.