Table of Contents
Foreword David Neustadter ix
Introduction: Creativity: It's Not Just for Hippies Anymore Jonathan A. Plucker, Ph.D. 1
Chapter 1 Defining Creativity Gayle T. Dow 5
Hot Topic 1 Connected but Different: Comparing and Contrasting Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Richard N. Dino 23
Chapter 2 Theories of Creativity Ronald A. Beghetto James C. Kaufman 35
Hot Topic 2 The Dark Side of Creativity: Potential Better Left Unfulfilled Mark A. Runco 49
Chapter 3 Creative Products: Defining and Measuring Novel Solutions David H. Cropley 61
Chapter 4 High-Tech Innovation, Creativity, and Regional Development Richard Florida 75
Chapter 5 Cognition and Creative Thought Cynthia Sifonis Thomas B. Ward 91
Hot Topic 3 Are Creativity and Intelligence Related? Amber Esping 111
Chapter 6 Creative Productivity Across the Life Span Dean Keith Simonton 119
Chapter 7 Pretend Play and Creativity Sandra W. Russ Alexis W. Lee 133
Chapter 8 Creative Articulation Jonathan A. Plucker, Ph.D. 151
Chapter 9 Why Do We Create?: The Roles of Motivation, Mindset, and Passion in Human Creativity Magdalena G. Grohman Heather T. Snyder 165
Chapter 10 The Creative Personality: Current Understandings and Debates Gregory J. Feist 181
Hot Topic 4 Creativity and Mental Illness: So Many Studies So Many Wrong Conclusions James C. Kaufman 199
Chapter 11 Investing in Creativity in Students: The Long and Short (Term) of It Stuart N. Omdal Amy K. Graefe 205
Hot Topic 5 Creativity Assessment Meihua Qian Jonathan A. Plucker, Ph.D. 223
Chapter 12 Creativity in Business Richard Madden 235
Chapter 13 Leadership and Creativity: What Leaders Can Do to Facilitate Creativity in Organizations Ryan P. Royston Roni Reiter-Palmon 247
Hot Topic 6 Creativity and Conformity: A Paradoxjcal Relationship Ronald A. Begheilo 267
Chapter 14 Technology and Creativity Timothy J. Magner 277
Hot Topic 7 Creative Leisure C. Boyd Hegarty 295
About the Editor 307
About the Authors 309
Index 315
