Creativity and innovation : theory, research, and practice /
edited by Jonathan A. Plucker.
- Second edition.
- New york: Routledge, 2022.
- 346p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defining creativity / Gayle T. Dow -- Theories of creativity / Ronald A. Beghetto and James C. Kaufman -- Hot topic : sociocultural approaches to creativity / Vlad P. Glăveanu -- The creative personality : current understandings and debates / Gregory J. Feist -- Why do we create? The roles of mindset, motivation, and passion / Magdalena G. Grohman and Heather T. Snyder -- Hot topic : creativity and mental illness : so many studies, so many scattered conclusions / James C. Kaufman -- Hot topic : neuroscience of creativity / Oshin Vartanian -- Cognition and creative thought / Cynthia Sifonis -- Hot topic : insight : developing creative thinkers with ahas and uh-ohs? / Gillian Hill -- A pragmatic view of teaching and measuring creativity inside digital media design / Matthew J. Worwood -- Hot topic : creative efficiency : more ideas, better, faster! / Stuart Goldsmith -- Creative productivity across the life span / Dean Keith Simonton -- Hot topic : development of creativity : different phases for different ages / Sandra W. Russ -- Hot topic : pretend play and creativity / Sandra W. Russ and Alexis W. Lee -- Investing in creativity in students : the long and short (term) of it / Amy K. Graefe and Stuart N. Omdal -- Hot topic : creativity in groups : catalyst or complication? / Melanie S. Meyer and Jonathan A. Plucker -- Teachers and creativity / Kristen N. Lamb -- Hot topic : creativity assessment / Meihua Qian, Jonathan A. Plucker, and Qianyi Gao -- Hot topic : failure and creativity / Ronald A. Beghetto -- Why are we creative? Novel and effective products / David H. Cropley -- Hot topic : makerspaces : supporting creativity and innovation by design / Kylie Peppler -- Hot topic : creative articulation / Jonathan A. Plucker -- Hot topic : ethical reflection as a part of creative problem solving / Magdalena G. Grohman, Matthew J. Brown, and Eun Ah Lee -- What teachers should know about creativity in business / Richard Madden -- Leadership and creativity : what leaders can do to facilitate creativity in organizations / Ryan P. Royston and Roni Reiter-Palmon -- A socio-cultural perspective on creativity and technology : new synergies for education / Danah Henriksen, Punya Mishra, and Carolina Torrejon Capurro.
"Creativity and innovation are frequently mentioned as key skills for career and life success in today's world. This award-winning book brings together some of the world's best thinkers and researchers to offer insights on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The new edition features fully updated chapters, including expanded coverage of exciting topics such as group creativity, ethics, development, Makerspaces, and lessons from other fields. Educational applications are emphasized throughout. Creativity is often the spice of life, that little extra something that makes the mundane into the interesting, making our routines into fresh new approaches to our daily lives. With this book's comprehensive and readable approach, you'll be able to understand what creativity truly is (and isn't), how to foster it, and how it relates to intelligence, leadership, personality, and other concepts"--