R. Keith Sawyer

Explaining Creativity (eBook, PDF)

The Science of Human Innovation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

IExplaining Creativity/I is an accessible introduction to the latest scientific research on creativity. The book summarizes and integrates a broad range of research in psychology and related scientific fields. In the last 40 years, psychologists, anthropologists, and sociologists have devoted increased attention to creativity; we now know more about creativity than at any point in history. IExplaining Creativity/I considers not only arts like painting and writing, but also science, stage performance, business innovation, and creativity in everyday life. Sawyer's approach is interdisciplinary. In addition to examining psychological studies on creativity, he draws on anthropologists' research on creativity in non-Western cultures, sociologists' research on the situations, contexts, and networks of creative activity, and cognitive neuroscientists' studies of the brain. He moves beyond the individual to consider the social and cultural contexts of creativity, including the role of collaboration in the creative process.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199838202
• Artikelnr.: 38138900

Autorenporträt

R. Keith Sawyer, a professor of psychology, education, and business at Washington University in St. Louis, is one of the world's leading scientific experts on creativity. He combines this scientific expertise with a strong hands-on background in real-world creativity. After receiving his computer science degree from MIT in 1982, he began his career with a two-year stint designing videogames for Atari. In 1990, Dr. Sawyer began his doctoral studies in psychology, studying creativity with Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Dr. Sawyer has also been a jazz pianist for over 20 years, and spent several years playing piano with Chicago improv theater groups.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Conceptions
1. Introduction
2. Conceptions of Creativity
Part 2: Individualist Approaches
3. Defining Creativity Through Assessment
4. The Creative Personality
5. The Creative Process, Part 1
6. The Creative Process, Part 2
7. The Creative Process, Part 3
8. Biology and Creativity
9. Creative Self Beliefs
10. Creativity and Well-being
Part 3: Sociocultural Approaches
11. The Sociology of Creativity
12. Group Creativity
13. Organizational Creativity
14. Culture and Creativity
15. Creativity and Technology
Part 4: Creativity in the Domains
16. Visual Arts
17. Writing
18. Music
19. Theater
20. Science
21. Conclusion: The Future of Creativity
Appendices
The Domain of Creativity Research
Appendix A: Third Edition Literature Review Methodology
Appendix B: A Timeline of Creativity Research
Appendix C: Creativity Research Overviews
Appendix D: Journal Special Issues
Appendix E: Journals that Publish Creativity Research
Appendix F: Influential Books in Creativity Research
The Field of Creativity Research
Appendix G: Colleges and Universities with a Degree or Certificate in Creativity
Appendix H: Influential Creativity Researchers, 1800-1990
References
Index