Asta Georgsdottir
Private Practice, Psychology, Department Member
The present paper outlines an action theory of creativity and substantiates this approach by investigating creative expression in five different domains.Wepropose an action framework for the analysis of creative acts built on the... more
The present paper outlines an action theory of creativity and substantiates this approach by investigating creative expression in five different domains.Wepropose an action framework for the analysis of creative acts built on the assumption that creativity is a relational, inter-subjective phenomenon. This framework, drawing extensively from the work of Dewey (1934) on art as experience, is used to derive a coding frame for the analysis of interview material. The article reports findings from the analysis of 60 interviews with recognized French creators in five creative domains: art, design, science, scriptwriting, and music. Results point to complex models of action and inter-action specific for each domain and also to interesting patterns of similarity and differences between domains. These findings highlight the fact that creative action takes place not “inside ” individual creators but “in between ” actors and their environment. Implications for the field of educational psycholo...
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Abstract: Flexibility is the ability to change. Innovation involves different types of change. In this chapter we will examine the importance of flexibility for different aspects of innovation. Different types of flexibility will be... more
Abstract: Flexibility is the ability to change. Innovation involves different types of change. In this chapter we will examine the importance of flexibility for different aspects of innovation. Different types of flexibility will be considered throughout the chapter, such as adaptive flexibility (the ability to change as a function of task requirements) and spontaneous flexibility (the tendency to change for intrinsic reasons, to try out a variety of methods). Finally, we will discuss how different types of flexibility can be important at different stages in the innovation process.
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La creativite est valorisee dans des domaines tres varies, mais qu'en est-il a l'ecole ? Une analyse precise des mecanismes en cause permet de mettre en evidence la necessite de favoriser la creativite des enfants et leur capacite... more
La creativite est valorisee dans des domaines tres varies, mais qu'en est-il a l'ecole ? Une analyse precise des mecanismes en cause permet de mettre en evidence la necessite de favoriser la creativite des enfants et leur capacite a innover'.
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Nous avons etudie la relation entre la flexibilite cognitive et la creativite, son developpement et ses aspects differentiels, ainsi que l'effet de l'etat affectif sur la flexibilite cognitive. Quatre-vingt-seize enfants en CE2,... more
Nous avons etudie la relation entre la flexibilite cognitive et la creativite, son developpement et ses aspects differentiels, ainsi que l'effet de l'etat affectif sur la flexibilite cognitive. Quatre-vingt-seize enfants en CE2, CM1 et CM2 (âges de 8, 9 et 10 ans) ont participe a l'etude. Nous avons trouve un affaiblissement temporaire de la flexibilite cognitive en CM1, une tendance qui existe aussi pour la creativite, et un lien positif entre ces deux variables. En CM1, la categorisation taxonomique fait un pic. L'induction d'un etat affectif positif n'a pas eu d'effet sur la flexibilite cognitive ou sur la creativite. Nous concluons qu'il existe une relation positive entre la flexibilite cognitive et la creativite. Le developpement de la flexibilite semble aussi etre lie au developpement de la pensee logique.
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... Bill Gates, for example, is known to interview his company researchers in every area and to be able to switch easily from one domain to another. According to Perkins (1988), crossing significantconceptual boundaries is an impor-tant... more
... Bill Gates, for example, is known to interview his company researchers in every area and to be able to switch easily from one domain to another. According to Perkins (1988), crossing significantconceptual boundaries is an impor-tant source of novelty and innovation. ...