creativity
Let an agent explain creativity as an aptitude and process, relay theories, measurement and research from psychology and related sources with attribution, describe creativity in domains and organisations, and distinguish creativity from intelligence, imagination, innovation and originality.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain creativity as an aptitude and process, relay theories, measurement and research from psychology and related sources with attribution, describe creativity in domains and organisations, and distinguish creativity from intelligence, imagination, innovation and originality.
The ability to produce ideas, works or solutions that are both novel and valuable, studied in psychology through divergent thinking, personality and cognitive processes, in domains such as scientific creativity and the arts, and popularly described as thinking outside the box; creativity is fostered in education and organisations and is debated in relation to intelligence, expertise and artificial intelligence.
What it is for: Producing novel and valuable ideas.
It can be explain the concept; relay theories and measurement; describe domains and fostering; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Novelty and value
Person and process
Domain-specific and general
Measurable but contested
What it looks like
Not a visible object; an aptitude and process.
Physical character
Guilford s divergent thinking: 1950 year - APA address
four P model: person, process, product, press list
Torrance Tests: 1966 year
How it is recognised
Producing novel and valuable ideas
Scientific creativity, artistic creativity, thinking outside the box
Intelligence is general ability; imagination is forming images; innovation is implementation; originality is novelty alone
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is measured by - among other measures
is contrasted with - general cognitive ability
leads to - when implemented
In practice
Families and kinds
everyday and eminent creativity
scientific creativity
artistic creativity
creative problem solving and thinking outside the box
organisational creativity and innovation
computational creativity
Standards and regulation
No regulation; educational frameworks including creativity as a competence
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing creativity with innovation or originality
Overreliance on divergent thinking tests
Popular myths about creativity
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.creativity
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What creativity is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is creativity, and how does it differ from intelligence, imagination, innovation and originality? definition
- Is the question about the concept, research, a domain or fostering creativity? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are everyday and eminent creativity, scientific and artistic creativity, and thinking outside the box? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Science Research.
Attribution.
Theories
Theories.
Theories
Theories.
- What do theories from Guilford and Amabile to the four P model say, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Measurement
Measurement.
Measurement
Measurement.
- How is creativity measured, and what are the limits of tests? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Foster Fostering creativity.
Practice.
Education
Education.
Education
Education.
- How do schools and training foster creativity, with evidence attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits creativity in education? action
Organisations
Organisations.
Organisations
Organisations.
- How do organisations support creativity and innovation? provenance
- Which entry fits innovation management? action
Context Debates and history.
Context.
AI
Creativity and AI.
AI
AI.
- What debates exist about computational creativity and AI, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History
History of the concept.
History
History.
- How has creativity been understood from inspiration and genius to modern psychology? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of creativity? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should scientific creativity and creative problem solving be separate primary entries?
- How should psychology sources be linked?
- How should the informal alias thinking outside the box be recorded?