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Epilogue: Toward an Integrative Understanding of Creativity, Talent, and Excellence

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In this chapter of epilogue, we shall reflect upon the intent of a book on creativity, talent, and excellence. Do the contents of the book chapters represent the contemporary understanding of creativity, talent, and excellence? Does it represent a new direction of knowledge innovation in the fields of creativity, talent, and excellence?

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Tan, AG. (2013). Epilogue: Toward an Integrative Understanding of Creativity, Talent, and Excellence. In: Tan, AG. (eds) Creativity, Talent and Excellence. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4021-93-7_18

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