Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation

Explaining Creativity Is An Introduction To The Latest Scientific Research On Creativity. It Considers Not Only Arts Like Painting And Writing, But Also Science, Stage Performance, And Business Innovation. Until About A Decade Ago, Creativity Researchers Tended To Focus On Highly Valued Activities Like Fine Art Painting And Nobel Prize Winning Science. Sawyer Brings This Research Up To Date By Including Movies, Music Videos, Cartoons, Videogames, Hypertext Fiction, And Computer Technology. --from Publisher's Description. Conceptions Of Creativity -- Personality Psychology -- The Second Wave : Cognitive Psychology -- Biology -- Computational Approaches -- Sociology -- Culture -- History -- Visual Creativity -- Writing -- Music -- Acting -- Science -- Business Creativity -- How To Be More Creative. R. Keith Sawyer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 319-345) And Index.