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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... encounters, have important roles, which I describe — but within a larger, self-defined, self-guided process. Further, the originality of individuals' contri- butions is rooted in their interests and the paths they define and follow ...
... 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 influence an individual at such ...
... encounter myriad elements of diverse kinds. They have many social interactions and personal experiences, witness and learn about many events, encounter and learn about a great variety of phenomena, are exposed to and learn or learn ...
... encounter that connect with their inter- ests, thus responses mediated by the conceptual structures in their minds asso- ciated with their interests. Creative responses spark many important ideas and projects, generating creative ...
... encounters, assessments he makes about his development, his decisions and emotions along his path of development, as well as his creative activities, such as exploration and problem solving and the presentation of his ideas and works to ...
Inhalt
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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 |