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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... problem of incomplete detection of violations of laws and regulations; and accepted a position as an assistant professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In the spring of 1990, two and a half years after returning ...
... and task completion. Thus they are less open to their environment, except insofar as it is useful to them in their projects, for example in solving a problem 9 10 they confront . Individuals can be extremely creative in 1. Introduction.
... problem solving , and revisioning . I show by example that in many cases creativ- ity generated through these processes is rooted , at least in part , in the creative interest that is the basis for the project , thus generating a link ...
... problem solving and the presentation of his ideas and works to others in his field and society. Patterns of creative development have a variety of forms. For many indi- viduals, over medium spans of time their pattern of development ...
... problems in projects , and as elements in the conceptual structures they build up in the domains of their interests , as described in the preceding text . 13 14 my main focus, but the description of creative development 1. Introduction.
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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 |