Rethinking Creativity

Inside-the-Box Thinking as the Basis for Innovation

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Av Robert W. Weisberg, Philadelphia) Weisberg, Robert W. (Temple University, Robert W Weisberg

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This book presents a new perspective on creativity: that creative innovation depends on inside-of-the-box thinking. It shows that creativity builds on what we know and how we use old ideas to produce new ones. In a highly readable format, Robert W. Weisberg uses case studies of seminal creative advances, such as Leonardo's 'Aerial Screw' and Frank Lloyd Wright's award-winning house, 'Fallingwater.' These fascinating examples are evaluated alongside cutting-edge research to present an analysis of creativity that challenges us to think differently about this intriguing cognitive ability.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-09-10
Mått170 x 245 x 30 mm
Vikt900 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor516
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108742900

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Part I. Introduction: 1. Setting the stage: Introduction to the study of creativity: 2. Creativity: What it is; Part II. Analytic Thinking in Creativity: 3. Problem solving; 4. Case studies of creativity: the universality of creativity; 5. Analogical thinking in problem solving and creativity; Part III. The Question of Extraordinary Thought Processes in Creativity: 6. How do you get to Carnegie hall? Practice, talent, and creativity; 7. Insight in problem solving and creative thinking; 8. The question of unconscious processes in creative thinking; 9. Genius and madness; Part IV. The Psychometrics of Creativity: Can We Identify Creative People?; 10. Testing for creativity: divergent thinking, executive functioning, and creative thinking; 11. The search for 'the creative personality'; Part V. The Bigger Picture: 12. Two confluence theories of creativity; Part VI. The Neuroscience of Creativity: 13. The neuroscience of creativity.

'This is a tour-de-force volume explaining the controversial view that creativity does not involve any special thought processes, just those processes that we use every day. The book conveys the timely and important message that creativity is not only for the gifted, the artistically talented, or the genius. Rather, it is something anyone can practice.' Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University, USA, and Honorary Professor of Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Germany