Creativity in large-scale contexts : guiding creative engagement and exploration / Jonathan S. Feinstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feinstein, Jonathan S., 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2023]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Innovators and creators work in cultural and environmental contexts that shape their work. These contexts are large scale, filled with multitudes of elements and possibilities. Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts, by Yale Professor Jonathan Feinstein, introduces a groundbreaking new network model to describe how successful creativity is generated in such contexts. The book will help groups and organizations be more productive and efficient in their innovation work. Feinstein argues that in large-scale contexts creativity happens most efficiently when it is actively "guided." Guiding creativity involves understanding and navigating the creative context, imagining new ways to use it, identifying puzzles and opportunities, and spanning these to create novel connections. With thoughtful guidance, creators and creative teams can find their way through the thicket of possibilities faster, smarter, and with less waste. Feinstein describes two forms of guidance--guiding conceptions and guiding principles--and shows how they work together to generate creativity. Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts draws on case studies of famous creators including Virginia Woolf, Albert Einstein, Indigenous artist Clifford Possum, transgender activist and engineer Lynn Conway, and Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey. Empirically grounded, this book will be essential for teaching and managing creativity and innovation and will open new avenues for future intellectual growth in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The importance of context

The structure of context

Examples of context

Modeling context

Ideas & projects

The challenge of creativity

Guiding conceptions introduced

Examples of guiding conceptions

Guiding conceptions in greater depth

The model of guiding conceptions & the benefits of guided search

Guiding principles introduced

Examples of guiding principles

Modeling guiding principles & how they function in tandem with guiding conceptions

A core model of creativity

Creative journeys

Modeling richer creative processes

The creative development of fields

Supporting creativity

Conclusion : the path forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Feinstein, Jonathan S. Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts

ISBN:

9781503637153

1503637158