A study investigated the usefulness of the Fisher Association Lists, a computerized system of word associations, in accessing memories and forming new associations with them. It is concluded that the lists are a general aid to creativity by providing access to all the common associations in our culture. (MSE)

This paper explores connections between Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Theory of cognitive style and Koestler's bisociative theory of the creative act. The three Kirton factor/traits (sufficiency of originality, efficiency, and rule/group conformity) are integrated into Koestler's conceptual framework of the creative act which stresses the creation…

This article examines the state of knowledge on the creative process, especially mathematical-scientific, verbal, musical, and artistic imagery. A creative imagination imagery model is proposed which has three major dimensions: the environment, the individual (with both content and process components considered in terms of the Structure of…

Results of 5 experiments involving 385 undergraduates imagining animals from another galaxy are consistent with the idea that similar structures and processes underlie creative and noncreative aspects of cognition. The concept of structured imagination and the role of characteristic properties are explored. (SLD)

Discusses creativity and instructional system design (ISD) in light of situated cognition, constructivism, and anchored instruction. Topics include historical background; ISD resulting in boring instruction, ISD evaluation criteria, the creativity criterion, quality, conditions for producing creative instruction, the linearity of the design…

Criticizes Belbin's team role theory on the basis that roles are appropriate only in static organizations. Argues that most teams have no set roles and members interchange them. Suggests that all team members be trained to manage teamwork effectively. (SK)

Teachers nominated 172 emotionally disturbed children as potentially highly creative in either verbal or performance creativity. Found 83 of the students to be highly creative as assessed by Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. Findings suggest that there is more than one type of highly creative emotionally disturbed child, which necessitates…

This study, with 46 college students, found that participation in exercise, music, and exercise with music increased fluency aspects of creativity but not originality or elaboration. (DB)

Leadership behavior, creative ability, and dramatic skill of 54 school-age children and youth were rated by their teachers. Significant correlations were found between leadership and dramatic skills and between creativity and dramatic skills but not between leadership and creativity. (Author/JDD)

This study reports creativity policies and practices used by Central Florida corporations. Survey responses (n=105) indicated that businesses are using a variety of creativity techniques with usage greater among the newer companies but that these techniques are not yet a formal part of business operations. (DB)

Focuses on associations between creative temperament and clinical disorder, while addressing the enigmatic and alluring nature of creativity. Considers relationships between psychic and external realities, between artists and society, and between artists and therapists. (SR)

This article proposes that transcendence, the mystical nature of creativity, is not only sequential but a subset of the evolutionary process. Deliberate application of the principles of Darwin's theory is seen as speeding and improving the creative process for both individuals and groups. The importance to creative thinking of randomness processed…

Discusses Chomsky's linguistic theories and suggests that these theories have clear implications for politics, philosophy, and psychology. (five references) (JL)

The most successful companies must be flexible and rapidly adaptable. This requires creative management and creative teamwork. Like a kaleidoscope, creative thinking is the ability to rearrange pieces to form a new reality, to see connections, and to think on a global scale. (SK)

Ebb and flow of creativity in later life has many explanations: for some, it is second nature; others remain open to new experiences. Decline of sensory and cognitive functions may impair continued creative expression. Some may have already completed their creative agendas. In others, creativity may manifest itself in subtle, unexpected ways that…