DSpace Zespół:http://hdl.handle.net/11320/10912024-03-29T09:33:54Z2024-03-29T09:33:54ZTheory and Context / Theory in Context: Towards an Expanded View of the Creativity FieldGlăveanu, Vlad Petrehttp://hdl.handle.net/11320/24852021-08-24T10:25:10Z2014-12-01T00:00:00ZTytuł: Theory and Context / Theory in Context: Towards an Expanded View of the Creativity Field
Autorzy: Glăveanu, Vlad Petre
Abstrakt: It is debatable whether the psychology of creativity is a field in crisis or not. There are clear signs of increased fragmentation and a scarcity of integrative efforts, but is this necessarily bad? Do we need more comprehensive theories of creativity and a return to old epistemological questions? This depends on how one understands theory. Against a view of theoretical work as aiming towards generality, universality, uniformity, completeness, and singularity, I advocate for a dynamic perspective in which theory is plural, multifaceted, and contextual. Far from ‘waiting for the Messiah’, theoretical work in the psychology of creativity can be integrative without having the ambition to explain or, even more, predict, creative expression across all people, at all times, and in all domains. To avoid such ambition, the psychology of creativity requires a theory of context that doesn’t arbitrarily separate person and environment or simply postulate the existence of ‘levels’ of context without questioning the relations between them. In order to understand these levels and their inter-relations we need however to consider insights from a variety of disciplines outside psychology, in a truly transdisciplinary manner. Consideration needs to be given as well to connected scholarship focusing on imagination, innovation, and improvisation. Last but not least, an expanded theory of context cannot ignore the institutional context of doing research on creativity. Creativity scholars are facing considerable constraints when it comes to advancing theory beyond disciplinary limits, but this makes such efforts all the more worthwhile.2014-12-01T00:00:00ZA Commentary on a Manuscript Entitled The Psychology of Creativity: A Critical ReadingShiu, Erichttp://hdl.handle.net/11320/24842021-08-24T10:23:17Z2014-12-01T00:00:00ZTytuł: A Commentary on a Manuscript Entitled The Psychology of Creativity: A Critical Reading
Autorzy: Shiu, Eric
Abstrakt: Dr Eric Shiu agreed with Professor Vlad Petre Glăveanu that although the amount of research on creativity is increasing, a corresponding theoretical breakthrough is not apparent. One main culprit is the overwhelming dominance of the quantitative approach in creativity research. Another is the lack of consensus in the definition of creativity. Shiu draws from his research experience in both innovation and creativity research, and feels that the path of academic development for the innovation field is healthier. For instance there is more consensus in the definition of innovation, the categorization of innovation and the process of innovation than in creativity. Echoing Glăveanu’s recommendation to study creativity in its time and space context, Shiu added that the space context should extend to the cultural setting. So far research efforts on creativity are predominantly American and to a lesser extent Western European. As a result, alternative conceptions of creativity nurtured and practised in some other parts of the world may be relatively neglected. Lastly, Shiu is fascinated by the great potential for creativity researchers from different disciplines to conduct cross-disciplinary cooperation and research, but he also warned that creativity research, which is “owned” by many academic disciplines, may suffer from further fragmentation. Effective cross-disciplinary dialogue is needed to combat this danger.2014-12-01T00:00:00ZCan we Really Have an Integrative Theory of Creativity? The Case of Creative CognitionReiter-Palmon, Ronihttp://hdl.handle.net/11320/24832021-08-24T10:21:04Z2014-12-01T00:00:00ZTytuł: Can we Really Have an Integrative Theory of Creativity? The Case of Creative Cognition
Autorzy: Reiter-Palmon, Roni
Abstrakt: In this commentary to Glăveanu (2014), I address one specific issue raised – that of the need for a grand or unifying theory of creativity. I discuss whether our understanding of creative cognition has progressed sufficiently to allow for the development of, or inclusion in, a grand theory of creativity. Specifically, I argue that there are many gaps in our understanding of two major processes, problem identification and construction and idea evaluation and choice. I further provide some suggestions for how we can move the field forward on these individual aspects, and still strive for integration.2014-12-01T00:00:00ZTransdisciplinary Reflections on Glăveanu’s “Crisis” of the Psychology of CreativityMontuori, Alfonsohttp://hdl.handle.net/11320/24822021-08-24T10:19:04Z2014-12-01T00:00:00ZTytuł: Transdisciplinary Reflections on Glăveanu’s “Crisis” of the Psychology of Creativity
Autorzy: Montuori, Alfonso
Abstrakt: Glăveanu’s essay is a call for a radical re-examination not only of the psychology of creativity, but of the entire academic enterprise. It challenges our disciplinary fragmentation and reminds us of the importance of stepping back and understanding the larger enterprise of inquiry, the need to relate theory and practice, to communicate among disciplines and research programs, and to integrate. Transdisciplinarity is an emerging approach that helps in understanding the challenges ahead, and provides directions for future work.2014-12-01T00:00:00Z