The Nature of Creative DevelopmentStanford University Press, 18/05/2006 - 600 páginas The Nature of Creative Development presents a new understanding of the basis of creativity. Describing patterns of development seen in creative individuals, the author shows how creativity grows out of distinctive interests that often form years before one makes his/her main conributions. The book is filled with case studies that analyze creative developments across a wide range of fields. The individuals examined range from Virginia Woolf and Albert Einstein to Thomas Edison and Ray Kroc. The text also considers contemporary creatives interviewed by the author. Feinstein provides a useful framework for those engaged in creative work or in managing such individuals. This text will help the reader understand the nature of creativity, including the difficulties that one may encounter in working creatively and ways to overcome them. |
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... experiences and elements they encounter. Cultural elements and experiences are the basis for many creative interests, making this a main pathway of cultural transmission and influence. Because these cultural elements and experiences ...
... experiences they have and elements they encounter and learn about, a small number of distinct elements or experiences — or clusters ofinterrelated elements or experiences, or, in the case of complex experiences and elements, a ...
... elements and experiences, then expand out to define a broader, richer domain; in other cases his interest begins as more general, then he narrows his focus. Individuals conceive oftheir creative interests as domains filled with creative ...
... elements that fit in its domain or are connected with it — for example, creative works, ideas, concepts, theories, facts, phenomena, and images. His attention is drawn by elements, aspects of his experiences, and events that fit and ...
... elements and experiences that influence individuals in their formation oftheir creative interests have a deep and pervasive influence on their creative development. Acting by and through their interests, such elements and experiences ...
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3 The Development of Creative Interests | 62 |
4 Intrinsic Sources of Interest | 107 |
5 Extrinsic and Strategic Factors in the Development of Creative Interests | 134 |
6 Kinds of Creative Interests | 160 |
7 The Distinctiveness and Breadth of Creative Interests | 182 |
8 Resonances and Connections | 224 |
12 Creativity in Projects | 388 |
13 Multiple Interests | 425 |
Patterns of Projects Projects and Interests | 444 |
Evolution of Interests and Sequences of Interests | 463 |
16 Difficulties in Creative Development | 505 |
Modeling Cultural Development | 522 |
Modeling Individuals in Social Systems | 543 |
Appendix | 549 |
9 Creative Responses | 248 |
10 Exploration of Creative Interests and Creativity Generation Creative Expertise | 293 |
11 The Role of Conceptions of Creative Interests and Associated Values and Principles in Guidance Management of Creative Development at the Met... | 353 |
Bibliography | 561 |
Index | 562 |