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Record Nr.

UNINA9910647398003321

Autore

Lee Terence (Genealogist)

Titolo

Creativity and innovation : everyday dynamics and practice / / Terence Lee, Lauren O'Mahony, and Pia Lebeck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

981-19-8880-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 pages)

Disciplina

153.35

Soggetti

Creative ability

Creative thinking - Ability testing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction: Creativity, Innovation and Everyday Dynamics -- Chapter 2: Understanding the Creativity Process -- Chapter 3: Innovation -- Chapter 4: Prompts for Creativity -- Chapter 5: Creative Problem-Solving -- Chapter 6: Everyday Dynamics in the Practice of Creativity: A Few Concluding Thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a broad overview of the theory and practice of creativity and innovation. It is an interdisciplinary study that synthesizes the popular, complex and contemporary discourses on the topic. The approach of the book is centred on praxis, that is, it is grounded strongly in research-based theories, but aims to offer ideas on how to apply creativity and innovation in the everyday context. The authors present an expansive and well-informed perspective on creativity and innovation that transcends any single discipline or specialist area, making the book accessible, readable and memorable. Above all, the reader will be able read the book with a high degree of ease, grasp and retain key and critical concepts of creativity (and the creative process) and innovation (and the innovative process) as well as consider ways of applying them in their everyday lives across all vocations and professional contexts. Terence Lee is Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Politics and Communication at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education, Perth, Western Australia. Lauren O’Mahony is Senior Lecturer in



Communications at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. Pia Lebeck is a Tutor at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.