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The creativity conundrum : a propulsion model of kinds of creative contributions / Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman, Jean E. Pretz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sternberg, Robert J.
- Series:
- Essays in cognitive psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Creative ability.
- Creative thinking.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Psychology Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- People tend to think of creativity as a trait -- a single attribute that people are born with or something that only very gifted people possess. This book challenges such notions, arguing that there are multiple kinds of creativity and that everyone can develop at least some of them. Central to the authors' argument is the idea that creative contributions "propel" a field forward in some way -- they are the result of creative leadership (sometimes unintended) on the part of their creators. This way of thinking led to the development of the "Propulsion Model" of creativity, a descriptive taxonomy of eight different kinds of creative contributions. These contributions vary in how creative they are, depending on the novelty and quality of the proposed ideas. They also vary in the reaction they provoke: those that are paradigm-preserving in nature will receive a more positive response than will those that are paradigm-defying. The most radical contributions are "redirections," which move a field forward from where it is in a new and different direction, and "reinitiations," which take a new starting point from which to move the field in a new direction. The Creativity Conundrum provides original and fascinating insights into the eight different kinds of creative contributions, how they relate to each other, and the reactions they produce. It is illustrated with applied examples from domains such as science, literature, the arts, government, business and sports. Anyone who reads this book will no longer think of creativity as a single, unidimensional "thing."
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Propulsion Model of Creative Contributions 1
- Creativity as a Neglected Research Topic 2
- Some Existing Taxonomies of Kinds of Creative Contributions 6
- The Propulsion Model of Kinds of Creative Contributions 9
- Chapter 2 Replication 15
- Science and Technology 16
- Arts and Letters 18
- Popular Culture 19
- Chapter 3 Redefinition 23
- Science and Technology 23
- Arts and Letters 25
- Popular Culture 26
- Chapter 4 Forward Incrementation 33
- Science and Technology 33
- Arts and Letters 36
- Popular Culture 37
- Chapter 5 Advance Forward Incrementation 43
- Science and Technology 43
- Arts and Letters 47
- Popular Culture 48
- Chapter 6 Redirection 53
- Science and Technology 53
- Arts and Letters 58
- Popular Culture 60
- Chapter 7 Reconstruction/Redirection 65
- Science and Technology 65
- Arts and Letters 69
- Popular Culture 70
- Chapter 8 Reinitiation 75
- Science and Technology 75
- Arts and Letters 80
- Popular Culture 81
- Chapter 9 Integration 87
- Science and Technology 87
- Arts and Letters 90
- Popular Culture 92
- Chapter 10 The Relation of the Propulsion Model to Theories of Creativity 97
- Mystical Approaches 97
- Pragmatic Approaches 98
- The Psychodynamic Approach 100
- Psychometric Approaches 101
- Cognitive Approaches 106
- Social-Personality Approaches 108
- Evolutionary Approaches 111
- Confluence Approaches 112.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1841690120
- OCLC:
- 47922873
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