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Explaining creativity : the science of human innovation

Title
Explaining creativity : the science of human innovation / R. Keith Sawyer.
Author
Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, [2012], ©2012.

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Description
xi, 555 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Conceptions -- Introduction -- Conceptions of creativity -- Individualist approaches -- Defining creativity through assessment -- The creative personality -- The creative process, part 1 -- The creative process, part 2 -- The creative process, part 3 -- Computer simulations of the creative process -- Biology and creativity -- Cognitive neuroscience and creativity -- Sociocultural approaches -- Sociology -- Group creativity -- Organizational creativity -- Culture and creativity -- History and creativity -- Creativity in the domains -- Visual arts -- Writing -- Music -- Theater -- Science -- Everyday creativity -- Education and creativity -- How to be more creative -- Conclusion: the future of creativity.
ISBN
  • 9780199737574 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0199737576 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2011014066
  • 99948435712
OCLC
  • ocn712591132
  • 712591132
  • SCSB-5636801
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries