Enhancing Creativity Through Story-Telling

Alessandro Antonietti is Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy. There he is head of the Service of Learning and Educational Psychology of the Research Centre on Vocational Guidance and Socio-Professional Development, and of the Cognitive Psychology Lab. He is also Dean of the faculty of Psychology. He has carried out numerous experimental studies in creativity, problem solving, decision making, mental imagery, and analogy. He is co-author and -editor of more than 200 articles and over 20 books including, most recently, Music Interventions for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (2018, with Barbara Colombo and Braelyn R. DeRocher).Paola Pizzingrilli is a Psychologist in the Career Service at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy. Her research and publications focus on investigating and fostering children’s creativity.Chiara Valenti is a Psychologist, Trainer, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy, where she collaborates with the Service of Learning and Educational Psychology. Her research and publications focus on positive psychology and different life skills, creativity, and intervention programs for children and adults.

• 1.The Mechanisms of Creative Thinking.- 2.Short Stories of High Goals: The “Creativity in the Classrooms” Programmes.- 3. In Search of the Volcano’s Secret: The “Programme to Develop Children’s Creativity”.- 4. A Special School Year: The Programme “Developing Flexible Thinking”.- 5. Conclusions