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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... important tradition in the literature on creativity describing and tracing individuals in their creative work over time, describing creativity as rooted in and emerging out ofa process ofdevelopment. What I add to both traditions is a ...
... important addendum being the importance ofcreative collaborations, and another being practical requirements, for example resources. Of course random events and experiences, such as chance encounters, have important roles, which I ...
... important facet, channels through which individuals are influenced in their creative development by their culture and the world around them — channels that are not recognized or described in standard accounts of cultural transmission ...
Jonathan S. Feinstein. 6 interest is potentially important, that contributions generated through pursuing it are likely to be significant and important for one's field and society. Beginning from their initial interests, individuals form ...
... important respects, and I believe as a result can hinder — and has done so — our understanding and appreciation of the true nature of creative interests and their role and significance in creative development. There are two fundamental ...
Índice
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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 |