The Nature of Creative DevelopmentStanford University Press, 18.05.2006 - 600 Seiten 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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... approach that seemed intuitive to me for modeling individuals in their culture and society, grasping it only tentatively, and with it seemingly outside ofthe standard social science models and approaches I was learning, I left it aside ...
... approach in this book in my view lies not just in its value as a description of creative development. It has also an ideological meaning and value, and importance as a critique. For too long the social sciences have been constructed ...
... approach to writing the book. He also helped me navigate a number ofpublication issues. Karla was my research assistant during a crucial early phase of work, and had a number ofvaluable insights about the framework I was developing for ...
... approach. I had useful conversations about the book and the topic of creative development with Jeffrey Alexander, Dave Baron, Erica Dawson, Joel Podolny, and David Stark; each gave me a valuable perspective. Colleagues at SOM have been ...
... approach in this book relies on convincing the reader with the weight of the evidence. The reader who approaches the description and cases presented in the following chapters with an open mind, taking note of the many different ...
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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 |