A creative art program for children is described. (CK)

Major benefits from building an original playgrounds are the involvement of personnel and the interaction between unique characteristics and location. (Author/RA)

Techniques for teaching poetry are presented. (CK)

The article reviews the seven passages of the creative process--framing, probing, exploring, revealing, affirming, reframing, and realizing. Seven steps toward identifying ways to unblock the barriers to creative ability and creative release are outlined. (SW)

Investigates the correlation between creativity and good leadership. (Author/JM)

Discusses different manifestations of the impact of culture on creativity and reviews empirical studies. Makes the case that creative expression is a universal human phenomenon that is grounded in culture and has impact on culture itself. (SLD)

Expresses a view of creativity that posits that creativity is widely distributed, suggesting that nearly every individual has the mental capacity to construct the personal interpretations involved in creativity. Creativity is, then, something that can be found in every child. (SLD)

This paper reviews historical highlights of the imagery-creativity connection, including early and contemporary accounts, along with notable examples of imagery in the creative process. It also looks at cross-modal imagery (synesthesia), a model of image-based creativity and the creative process, and implications for strengthening creativity by…

Uses the thoughts and work of novelist John Irving to illustrate the prominence of non-talent components in the componential model of creativity, explaining that raw talent, clever imagination, and a creative personality are insufficient to ensure creative success and that hard work and love of a craft (intrinsic motivation) are at least as…

Illustrates how creativity is constituted by forces beyond the innovating individual, drawing examples from the career of chemist Linus Pauling that highlight the formative influence of the social field on an individual's relationship to the domain. Pauling's case reveals how variously the social field contributes to creativity, shaping the…