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Multidisciplinary Contributions to the Science of Creative Thinking

  • Presents a multidisciplinary and multi-domain view of the most recent research findings on creative thinking

  • Provides platform for fruitful dialogue between disciplines that are typically divided by separating walls

  • Occupies an important position in the foundation of the science of creative thinking

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Creativity in the Twenty First Century (CTFC)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Theoretical Aspects of Creativity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. On the Path Towards the Science of Creative Thinking

      • Giovanni Emanuele Corazza, Sergio Agnoli
      Pages 3-19
    3. Creative Processes: Art, Design and Science

      • Marion Botella, Todd Lubart
      Pages 53-65
    4. Distributing Creativity: Three Thought Experiments

      • Vlad Petre Glăveanu
      Pages 67-81
  3. Social Aspects of Creativity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
    2. Chanel’s Creative Trajectory in the Field of Fashion: The Optimal Network Structuration Strategy

      • Gino Cattani, Mariachiara Colucci, Simone Ferriani
      Pages 117-132
  4. Creativity in Design and Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
    2. Creativity in Engineering

      • David H. Cropley
      Pages 155-173
    3. Creativity in Student Architects: Multivariate Approach

      • Christiane Kirsch, Todd Lubart, Claude Houssemand
      Pages 175-194
    4. Improving Self-efficacy in Solving Inventive Problems with TRIZ

      • Niccolò Becattini, Gaetano Cascini
      Pages 195-213
    5. Creating Bio-inspired Solution Ideas Using Biological Research Articles

      • Maria Katharina Helms, Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
      Pages 215-232
    6. Tele-Board MED: Supporting Creative Problem Solving in Behaviour Psychotherapy

      • Julia von Thienen, Christoph Meinel
      Pages 233-258
  5. Creativity in the Arts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
    2. Neurocognitive Aspects of Musical Improvisation and Performance

      • Shama Rahman, Joydeep Bhattacharya
      Pages 261-279

About this book

This book offers a multidisciplinary and multi-domain approach to the most recent research results in the field of creative thinking and creativity, authored by renowned international experts. By presenting contributions from different scientific and artistic domains, the book offers a comprehensive description of the state of the art on creativity research. Specifically, the chapters are organized into four parts: 1) Theoretical Aspects of Creativity; 2) Social Aspects of Creativity; 3) Creativity in Design and Engineering; 4) Creativity in Art and Science. In this way, the book becomes a necessary platform for generative dialogue between disciplines that are typically divided by separating walls.

Keywords

  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Creative Thinking
  • Creativity and Art Education
  • Creativity in Design
  • Creativity in Science Education
  • Design Thinking Knowledge
  • Distributed Creativity
  • Distributed Creativity
  • Style Manipulation

Editors and Affiliations

  • DEI Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Giovanni Emanuele Corazza

  • Marconi Institute for Creativity, Bologna, Italy

    Sergio Agnoli

About the editors

Giovanni Emanuele Corazza, PhD in Telecommunications and Microelectronics Engineering, Full professor at UNIBO, department of DEI and Member of the Board of Directors of UNIBO. His research interests are in information society, creative thinking, creativity and innovation, wireless and satellite communications. In these fields, Giovanni E. Corazza has published more than 280 papers in international conferences and journals and he established collaborations with several research groups, universities and companies. Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, founder of the Marconi Institute for Creativity, member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Genius and Eminence. He is partner of the FP7 EU project CREAM, CReativity Enhancement through Advanced brain Mapping and stimulation.

Sergio Agnoli, received his Ms.C. in Psychology from the University of Padua in 2003 and a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Ferrara in 2009. He is now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bologna – Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC) and is involved in the FP7 EU project CREAM, Creativity Enhancement through Advanced brain Mapping and stimulation. He has held teaching appointments at the University of Padova, at the University of Ferrara and at the University of Bologna. His research interests include: cognitive and emotional substrates of creative thinking; creative thinking process; emotional development and emotional intelligence; psychophysiology of emotions. In these fields, Sergio Agnoli has published more than 50 contributions in peer reviewed international conferences and journals and he established collaborations with several research groups and universities.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multidisciplinary Contributions to the Science of Creative Thinking

  • Editors: Giovanni Emanuele Corazza, Sergio Agnoli

  • Series Title: Creativity in the Twenty First Century

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-618-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-617-1Published: 10 August 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1248-8Published: 23 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-618-8Published: 30 July 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2364-6675

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-6683

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 348

  • Number of Illustrations: 71 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Educational Psychology, Sociology

Buying options

eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-981-287-618-8
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)