Creativity and Innovation: Theory, Research, and Practice

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Creativity and innovation are frequently mentioned as key 21st-century skills for career and life success. Indeed, recent research provides evidence that the jobs of the future will increasingly require the ability to bring creative solutions to complex problems. The second edition of Creativity and Innovation: Brings together some of the world's best thinkers and researchers on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.Features fully updated chapters.Provides a comprehensive but highly readable overview of exciting, important topics.Expands coverage of group creativity, ethics, development, Makerspaces, and lessons from other fields.Emphasizes the educational applications of creativity topics. Creativity is often the spice of life, that little extra something that makes the mundane into the interesting, making our routines into fresh new approaches to our daily lives. Over the past quarter century, our understanding of creativity has advanced significantly―we know more about what it is (and isn't), we better understand how to foster it, and we have deeper, more complex knowledge about how it relates to intelligence, leadership, personality, and other constructs. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword About the Editor About the Authors Introduction: Creativity: It's Not Just for Hippies Anymore Chapter 1 Defining Creativity Chapter 2 Theories of Creativity Hot Topic 1 Sociocultural Approaches to Creativity Chapter 3 The Creative Personality: Current Understandings and Debates Chapter 4 Why Do We Create?: The Roles of Mindset, Motivation, and Passion Hot Topic 2 Creativity and Mental Illness: So Many Studies, So Many Scattered Conclusions Hot Topic 3 Neuroscience of Creativity Chapter 5 Cognition and Creative Thought Hot Topic 4 Insight: Developing Creative Thinkers with Ahas and Uh-Ohs? Chapter 6 A Pragmatic View of Teaching and Measuring Creativity Inside Digital Media Design Hot Topic 5 Creative Efficiency: More Ideas, Better, Faster! Chapter 7 Creative Productivity across the Life Span Hot Topic 6 Development of Creativity: Different Phases for Different Ages Hot Topic 7 Pretend Play and Creativity Chapter 8 Investing in Creativity in Students: The Long and Short (Term) of It Hot Topic 8 Creativity in Groups: Catalyst or Complication? Chapter 9 Teachers and Creativity Hot Topic 9 Creativity Assessment Hot Topic 10 Failure and Creativity Chapter 10 Why Are We Creative?: Novel and Effective Products Hot Topic 11 Makerspaces: Supporting Creativity and Innovation by Design Hot Topic 12 Creative Articulation Hot Topic 13 Ethical Reflection as a Part of Creative Problem-solving Chapter 11 What Teachers Should Know about Creativity in Business Chapter 12 Leadership and Creativity: What Leaders Can Do to Facilitate Creativity in Organizations Chapter 13 A Sociocultural Perspective on Creativity and Technology: New Synergies for Education