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Chapter 2 - Creativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2024

Fredricka Reisman ,
Larry Keiser ,
Jeff Westphal  and
Penny Hammrich
Fredricka Reisman
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Larry Keiser
Affiliation:
Drexel University
Jeff Westphal
Affiliation:
MeaningSphere Inc.
Penny Hammrich
Affiliation:
Drexel University
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Summary

Chapter 2 contains foundational knowledge regarding creativity, including definitions of creativity by discipline: engineering, architecture, corporate/business/industry, the military, education, science, psychology, and creativity research/theory. Further topics include creativity versus innovation, domain-general versus domain-specific creativity, the relationship between creativity and intelligence, the creative-thinking process, common creativity myths, and creativity killers and quick fixes. Biographies of trailblazing creativity theorists and researchers and their contributions are presented. Appendix 2A lists popular creativity journals and Appendix 2B is a glossary of relevant terms.

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creativity definitionsinnovationdomain-general creativitydomain-specific creativitycreativity and intelligencecreative-thinking processcreativity mythstrailblazing creativitycreativity journals
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Connecting Creativity and Motivation Research with End Users
Lab to Learner
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Print publication year: 2024

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