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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... told to recall with elements not present in the original story, or falsely 12In interviews I probed individuals to describe background sources and issues they might not otherwise mention. As one example, I probed for areas of work they ...
... told me in interviews. These materials both confirm what individuals stated in our interview and in many cases show that an individual had formed his or her main creative interest, as stated in the interview, prior to entering graduate ...
... told me, “I remember going to the library and reading a lot, and becoming really interested in the intracellular aspect of it. At that point it wasn't even clear if the nitroglycerin was acting on cells' surface membranes or on ...
... told me: “My parents lived in the Solomon Islands. And all ofa sudden I came across Melanesian Pidgin words, and Iwas like, 'Wow! Ibet no one else has ever known that these Melanesian Pidgin words are in here.' Well it turns out I was ...
... told a reporter, “The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.” And he told an art critic, “The basis ofeverything for me is the universe. The simplest forms in the universe are the sphere and the circle. I ...
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 |