This booklet discusses creativity and provides suggestions for instigating and implementing creativity in organizational settings. Specifically, the booklet discusses practical creativity (also called targeted innovation), an approach to generating ideas especially suited to organizational problem-solving. The targeted innovation process,…

Reprinted from "Chemistry and Industry , Number II, January 1969.

Children, ages 7 and 11, were asked to manipulate strips of cardboard into outlines of ideas and objects. Responses were categorized to show if novel configurations appeared and developed and if this phenomenon was a function of creative thinking as measured by Torrance's Figural Test, Form B. (Author/SJL)

Forty New Zealand children (ages 3-4) were given false-belief and creativity tasks to investigate whether those with a Theory of Mind outlook are better at searching their own minds for creative answers. The numbers of appropriate and original responses in the creativity test correlated positively with performance on false-belief tasks. (Author/CR)

Discusses creativity and its importance to society, providing a rationale for including creativity and problem-solving training in teacher education programs. Reviews the psychological underpinnings of creativity training and provides a suggested creativity course syllabus to foster the creative spirit in teachers. (27 citations.) (HAA)

Fifty young adults (and one 82-year-old) identified as creative by graduate students were interviewed. Content analysis was performed on information from the interviews, which usually addressed 10 questions on the individual's perceptions of creativity, interests, definition of creativity, creative processes, facilitating conditions, and obstacles…

The paper examines variables involved in creativity and suggests ways in which gifted adolescents may be helped to isolate conditions under which they get their best ideas. Among variables considered are the hypnagogic state (physical and mental condition just before sleep), the hynopompic state (physiological and mental condition upon awakening),…

Research is reviewed and difficulties are cited regarding the creative possibilities of developmental differences in early adolescence. Teachers' attitudes toward aloneness, inactivity, daydreaming, free thinking, gullibility, and emotional conflicts are considered. (CL)

Discusses the goals of creativity training and provides a number of introductory exercises to develop student potential. (SK)

The article describes replies to a questionnaire by recipients of the MacArthur Fellows Program, an award given to individuals with uncommon abilities across a wide spectrum of creative pursuits. Replies touch on school and family backgrounds, acceleration, importance of grades, recognition of achievement, extracurricular activities, and…

Suggestions are given to parents for encouraging creativity in children such as: respecting "wild and wacky" questions and responses, helping children understand the difference between making up tales and telling harmful lies, creating environments in which mistakes are not only valued but encouraged, and avoiding making comparisons in direct or…

Discusses four stages of creativity--exploring, inventing, choosing, and implementing--that can help people make connections that others miss. Lists specific ways in which companies can encourage creativity in their employees. (JOW)

This article presents an initiative that is based on active learning pedagogy by engaging elementary and middle school students in the toy design and development field. The case study presented in this article is about student learning experiences during their participation in the TOYchallenge National Toy Design Competition. Students followed the…

The pamphlet reviews research on creativity and applies it to the learning process. After discussing the definition and measurement of creativity, the components of creative performance are outlined, including domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant skills, and intrinsic task motivation. Factors which destroy students' creativity are noted,…