- "Creativity is a characteristic of someone or some process that forms something new and valuable."
The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas, products, or solutions. Includes theories of creativity, measurement of creativity, and interventions to enhance creative thinking.
Definition of Creativity: Understanding the meaning and concept of creativity as it relates to educational psychology.
Creative Process: Understanding the stages of the creative process and how to apply this understanding in individual or group settings.
Creative Problem Solving: Developing the skills necessary to use creativity to solve problems in different contexts.
Creative Thinking Strategies: Learning techniques for generating and developing creative ideas and solutions.
Creative Leadership: Understanding how to foster a culture of creativity and innovation in educational settings.
Creative Learning Environments: Understanding how to create and maintain creative learning environments that support and enhance creativity.
Divergent Thinking: Developing the ability to generate a variety of possible solutions or ideas for a given problem or situation.
Convergent Thinking: Developing the ability to arrive at a specific and optimal solution to a problem.
Creative Feedback: Learning how to give and receive creative feedback effectively and constructively.
Creative Collaboration: Developing the ability to collaborate with others in a creative and innovative way.
Creative Expression: Understanding how to use different forms of artistic expression to enhance creativity.
Motivation and Creativity: Exploring the effects of motivation on creativity and how to motivate oneself and others to be more creative.
Assessment of Creativity: Understanding how to assess creativity in individuals and groups.
Creativity and Neuroplasticity: Exploring the neuroscience behind creativity and how it can be enhanced through practice and training.
Creativity and Culture: Exploring the intersections between creativity and cultural diversity.
Artistic Creativity: This type of creativity involves using imagination and creative skills to create works of art such as paintings, sculptures, literature, music, dance, etc.
Scientific Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to develop new theories, methods, and applications in the natural sciences, engineering, and technology.
Intellectual Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to generate new ideas, synthesize information from various sources, and make unique connections between concepts and fields.
Social Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to create new social structures, organizations, and systems that improve the lives of people and communities.
Entrepreneurial Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to identify and create new business opportunities, develop innovative products and services, and solve problems related to the economy and society.
Technical Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to apply technical skills and knowledge to develop new innovations, improve existing products and processes, and solve complex problems.
Emotional Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to express emotions in innovative and meaningful ways, such as through art, music, or writing.
Critical Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to analyze and evaluate information from multiple perspectives and create original solutions that address complex problems.
Physical Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to use physical skills and movements to explore novel ideas and create new forms of expression, such as dance, gymnastics, or sports.
Ecological Creativity: This type of creativity involves the ability to create new solutions for environmental problems, such as sustainable energy, conservation, and waste reduction.
- "The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed literary work, or a painting)."
- "Scholarly interest in creativity is found in a number of disciplines, primarily psychology, business studies, and cognitive science."
- "However, it can also be found in education, the humanities (philosophy, the arts) and theology, social sciences (sociology, linguistics, economics), engineering, technology, and mathematics."
- "These disciplines cover the relations between creativity and general intelligence, personality type, mental and neural processes, mental health, and artificial intelligence; the potential for fostering creativity through education, training, leadership and organizational practices; the factors that determine how creativity is evaluated and perceived; the fostering of creativity for national economic benefit; and the application of creative resources to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning."
- "These disciplines cover the relations between creativity and general intelligence, personality type, mental and neural processes, mental health, and artificial intelligence."
- "The potential for fostering creativity through education, training, leadership and organizational practices."
- "The factors that determine how creativity is evaluated and perceived."
- "The fostering of creativity for national economic benefit."
- "The application of creative resources to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning."
- "An idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke."
- "An invention, a printed literary work, or a painting."
- "It can also be found in education, the humanities (philosophy, the arts) and theology."
- "Social sciences (sociology, linguistics, economics)."
- "Engineering, technology."
- "Mathematics."
- "Relations between creativity and mental health."
- "Relations between creativity and artificial intelligence."
- "The potential for fostering creativity through leadership and organizational practices."
- "The factors that determine how creativity is evaluated and perceived."