Encyclopedia of Creativity
3rd Edition
Published on 12. April 2020
1502 pages
978-0-12-815615-5 (ISBN)
Description
Creativity influences each of our lives and is essential for the advancement of society. The first edition of the successful Encyclopedia of Creativity helped establish the study of creativity as a field of research in itself. The second edition, published in 2011, was named a 2012 Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's Choice publication.
Featuring 232 chapters, across 2 volumes, the third edition of this important work provides updated information on the full range of creativity research. There has been an enormous increase in research on the topic throughout the world in many different disciplines. Some areas covered in this edition include the arts and humanities, business, education, mental and physical health, neuroscience, psychology, the creative process and technology.
Fundamental subjects are discussed such as the definition of creativity, the development and expression of creativity across the lifespan, the environmental conditions that encourage or discourage creativity, the relationship of creativity to mental health, intelligence and learning styles, and the process of being creative. Creativity is discussed within specific disciplines including acting, architecture, art, dance, film, government, interior design, magic, mathematics, medicine, photography, science, sports, tourism and writing.
A wide range of topics are covered. Here is a partial overview by topic:
Business and organizational creativity: Advertising, Creative Economies, Creativity Consulting and Coaching, Corporate Creativity, Creativity Exercises, Entrepreneurship, Group Dynamics, Innovation, Leadership, Management of Creative People, Patents, Teams, and Training.
The Cognitive Aspects of Creativity: Altered and Transitional States, Analogies, Attention, Breadth of Attention, Cognitive Style, Divergent Thinking, Flow and Optimal Experience, Knowledge, Logic and Reasoning, Metacognition, Mental Models, Memory, Metaphors, Mind Wandering, Mindfulness, Problem-Finding, Problem-Solving, and Remote Associates.
The Creative Process: Attribution, Constraints, Discovery, Insight, Inspiration, Intentionality, Motivation, Risk-Taking, and Tolerance for Ambiguity.
Education: Children's Creativity, , Education, Intelligence, Knowledge, Metacognition, Play, Prodigies, Programs And Courses, Talent And Teaching Creativity.
Neuroscience Research: Cellular Matter, Grey Matter, Cellular Density; EEG, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Fmri), Music and The Brain, Pupillometry, Systems, The Cerebellum and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation.
Psychology: The Big 5 Personality Characteristics, Bipolar Mood Disorders, Childhood Trauma, Depression, Deviance, Dreams, Emotions, Expressive Arts, Grit, Introversion, Jungian Theory, Mad Genius Controversy, Openness, Schizotypy, Suicide, Therapy and Counseling Trauma and Transcendence and Transforming Illness and Visual Art.
Social Aspects of Creativity: Awards, Birth Order, Criticism, Consensual Assessment, Diversity, Eminence, Families, Friendships and Social Networks, Geeks, Mentors, Millennials, Networking, Rewards, And Sociology.
Society and Creativity: Awards, Climate For Creativity, Cross-Cultural Creativity, Destruction Of Creativity, Law And Society, Social Psychology, Social Transformation, Voting, War, and Zeitgeist.
Technology: Chats, Computational Creativity, Computerized Text Analysis, Gaming, Memes, Networks and Maps, and Virtual Reality.
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ActingADHD & Autism Spectrum DisorderAdvertisingAestheticsAlcoholAltered and Transitional StatesAnalogiesAncient World Conceptualizations of CreativityAnimal CreativityArchitectureArtificial IntelligenceArts BiasArt/ScienceAssociative TheoryAsynchronicityAttentionAttributionAvocationsAwardsBehavioral View of CreativityBipolar Mood DisordersBirth OrderBreadth of AttentionChildhood Trauma: Shadow of DarknessChildren's CreativityClimateCognitive StyleCollaborationCommoditizing CreativityCompensatory AdvantageCompetitionComponential Models of CreativityComposersConfucianismConsensual AssessmentContrarianismCorporate CreativityCraftCreative Class and the Creative EconomyCreative DestructionCreative Environments, Conditions, and SettingsCreativity and DestructionCreativity and PerspectiveCreativity and the FutureCreativity ComplexCreativity GapCreativity ModelsCreativity TrainingCriterion ProblemCriticismCrowdsourcingCulinary CreativityCultural DiversityDanceDefault NetworkDefinitions of CreativityDevelopmental Trends in Creative Abilities and PotentialsDevianceDialectical Thinking: Further Implications for CreativityDignityDiscoveryDisruptive InnovationDivergent ThinkingDiversifying ExperiencesDiversityDomains of CreativityDreamsDrugsDual ProcessDynamic Creative ProcessEccentricityEconomic Perspectives on CreativityEducationEminenceEmotion/AffectEngineering: The Ultimate Expression of Creativity?Enhancement of CreativityEntrepreneurshipEveryday CreativityEvolving Systems ApproachExpertiseExpressive ArtsFailureFamiliesFilmFlexibilityFlowFour Ps of Creativity: Person, Process, Press, and ProductFriendships and Social NetworksFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and the Neural Correlates of Artistic Creative ProductionGeeksGenius and GreatnessGiftednessGood Work in Pre-collegiate EducationGovernmentGroup CreativityHealthHistorical Conceptions of CreativityHistoriometryHumorHyperspaceIdea DensityIdea EvaluationImageryImaginationImplicit TheoriesImprovisationIncremental and Radical CreativityIncubationInnovationInsightInspirationIntelligenceIntentionalityInterdisciplinarity CreativityInterior DesignJanusian, Homospatial, and Sep-Con Articulation ProcessesJungian TheoryKnowledgeLaw and SocietyLeadershipLearning DifferencesLogic and ReasoningLongevityLongitudinal StudiesMad Genius ControversyMagicMagic SynthesisManagement of Creative PeopleMathematicsMatthew, Pygmalion, and Founder EffectsMeasurement: Computerized Creativity Testing and ScoringMeasurement: Creative ProductsMeasurement: Self-Report CreativityMedicineMemoryMental ModelsMentorsMeta-AnalysesMetacognitionMeta-CreativityMetaphorMillennialsMind WanderingMindfulnessMindset and Einstellung EffectMoral IssuesMotivationMultiple DiscoveryMusicNeuroscience: Cellular Level, Gray Matter, Cellular DensityNeuroscience: Cerebellum's Predominant Role in CreativityNeuroscience: EEGNeuroscience: Executive FunctionsNeuroscience: Music and the BrainNeuroscience: Pupillometry and CreativityNeuroscience: Transcranial Electrical StimulationNonlinear Dynamical Systems, Chaos Theory, and CreativityNonprofit Creativity: Essential for a Healthy SectorNovelsNoveltyOperaOrganizational CreativityParacosmsParadoxical CreativityParticipatory CreativityPatentsPersonal CreativityPersonality: Big Five Personality CharacteristicsPersonality: Creative Self-EfficacyPersonality: GritPersonality: IntroversionPersonality: OpennessPersonality: Risk-TakingPhotographyPhysicsPlayPoetryPoliticsPolymathyPragmatismProblem FindingProdigiesPsycholinguisticsRegional Creativity: AsiaRegional Creativity: Cross-cultural Differences in CreativityRegional Creativity: Cultural Expressions in South AmericaRegional Creativity: Research Publications by RegionRemote AssociatesResearch: QualitativeResilience and AdaptationRewardsSchizotypyScienceSelf-actualizationSerendipitySocial CreativitySocial InnovationSocial TransformationSociologySportStressSuicideSurpriseSystems Theories and ApproachesTactics and StrategiesTalentTeachin
