Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and“Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too.” — Library Journal (starred review) The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow. Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (“The leading researcher into ‘flow states.’” — Newsweek) reveals what leads to these moments—be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab—so that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on nearly one hundred interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his thirty years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process. He discusses such ideas as why creative individuals are often seen as selfish and arrogant, and why the "tortured genius" is largely a myth. Most important, he explains why creativity needs to be cultivated and is necessary for the future of our country, if not the world. |
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... field of experts who recognize and validate the innovation . All three are necessary for a creative idea , product , or discovery to take place . For instance , in Vera Rubin's account of her astronomical discovery , it is impossible to ...
Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. and to the field as to the individual creative persons . Creativity is the cultural equivalent of the process of genetic changes that result in biological evolution ...
... field . It is equally easy to explain creativity in a way that only exposes , debunks , reduces , deconstructs , and rationalizes what cre- ative persons do , while ignoring the genuine joy and fulfillment their life contains . But to ...
... field , which includes all the individuals who act as gatekeepers to the domain . It is their job to decide whether a new idea or product should be included in the domain . In the visual arts the field consists of art teachers ...
... field , and person , the trait of personal creativity may help generate the novelty that will change a domain , but it is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for it . A person cannot be creative in a domain to which he or she ...
Contents
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The Creative Personality | 51 |
The Early Years | 151 |
The Later Years | 183 |
Creative Aging | 211 |
The Domain of the Word | 237 |
The Domain of Life | 265 |
The Domain of the Future | 291 |
The Making of Culture | 317 |
Enhancing Personal Creativity | 343 |
Brief Biographical Sketches of the Respondents | 373 |
Interview Protocol Used in the Study | 393 |
References | 429 |
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Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi No preview available - 2013 |