Explaining Creativity is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of scientific studies on creativity and innovation. Sawyer discusses 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.
Explaining Creativity is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of scientific studies on creativity and innovation. Sawyer discusses 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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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 I: Conceptions Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Conceptions of Creativity Part II: Individualist Approaches Chapter 3: Defining creativity through assessment Chapter 4: The creative personality Chapter 5: The creative process, part 1 Chapter 6: The creative process, part 2 Chapter 7: The creative process, part 3 Chapter 8: Computer simulations of the creative process Chapter 9: Biology and creativity Chapter 10: Cognitive neuroscience and creativity Part III: Sociocultural Approaches Chapter 11: Sociology Chapter 12: Group creativity Chapter 13: Organizational creativity Chapter 14: Culture and creativity Chapter 15: History and creativity Part IV: Creativity in the Domains Chapter 16: Visual Arts Chapter 17: Writing Chapter 18: Music Chapter 19: Theater Chapter 20: Science Part V: Everyday Creativity Chapter 21: Education and creativity Chapter 22: How to be more creative Chapter 23: Conclusion: The future of creativity Appendices The domain of creativity research Appendix A: Creativity timeline Appendix B: Creativity overviews Appendix C: Journals that publish creativity research Appendix D: Influential books in creativity research Appendix E: Journal special issues The field of creativity research Appendix F: Important creativity researchers Appendix G: Colleges and universities with a degree or certificate in creativity Appendix H: Professional associations and conferences References
Part I: Conceptions Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Conceptions of Creativity Part II: Individualist Approaches Chapter 3: Defining creativity through assessment Chapter 4: The creative personality Chapter 5: The creative process, part 1 Chapter 6: The creative process, part 2 Chapter 7: The creative process, part 3 Chapter 8: Computer simulations of the creative process Chapter 9: Biology and creativity Chapter 10: Cognitive neuroscience and creativity Part III: Sociocultural Approaches Chapter 11: Sociology Chapter 12: Group creativity Chapter 13: Organizational creativity Chapter 14: Culture and creativity Chapter 15: History and creativity Part IV: Creativity in the Domains Chapter 16: Visual Arts Chapter 17: Writing Chapter 18: Music Chapter 19: Theater Chapter 20: Science Part V: Everyday Creativity Chapter 21: Education and creativity Chapter 22: How to be more creative Chapter 23: Conclusion: The future of creativity Appendices The domain of creativity research Appendix A: Creativity timeline Appendix B: Creativity overviews Appendix C: Journals that publish creativity research Appendix D: Influential books in creativity research Appendix E: Journal special issues The field of creativity research Appendix F: Important creativity researchers Appendix G: Colleges and universities with a degree or certificate in creativity Appendix H: Professional associations and conferences References
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