Creative Cognition

Ward, Thomas B.; Smith, Steven M.; Finke, Ronald A.

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“…On the other hand, we can find theories emphasizing the Creative Problem Solving Model, where Osborn (1952) is one of its' first representatives. A relatively new way of approaching the creative process is the Geneplore model, where this aspect is seen as having two main processes: (a) exploratory; and (b) generative (Ward & Kolomyts, 2010;Ward, Smith, & Finke, 2009). …”

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The impact of the creative environment on the creative person, process, and product

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Creativity is a highly complex concept, studied through different perspectives and evaluated by numerous instruments. Despite its conceptual and methodological diversity, the Rhodes' multidimensional theory continues to be one of the main references in the study of creativity. Based on this theory, this study intended to observe the impact of the creative environment on the creative person, process, and product through a sample of 215 college students. Results suggest a significant influence from the creative environment on the creative process and product. Participants from the social sciences and arts performed better on the creative process and product, respectively. No statistically significant interaction effects were found regarding gender and the creative environment. However, age presents a control effect over the relationship between the creative environment and the plastic arts. Practical and educative implications are discussed. Keywords: creativity; creative environment; creative person; creative process; creative product. RESUMO -O impacto do ambiente criativo na pessoa, processo e produto criativoA criatividade é um conceito complexo que tem sido abordado segundo diversas perspetivas teóricas e múltiplos instrumentos de avaliação. Não obstante, a diversidade conceptual e metodológica existente, a teoria multidimensional de Rhodes continua a ser uma das principais referências para o seu estudo. Com base nessa teoria, este estudo observa o impacto do ambiente criativo na pessoa, no processo e no produto criativo, numa amostra de 215 estudantes universitários. Os resultados indicam uma influência significativa do ambiente criativo sobre o processo e produto criativo. Os participantes das ciências sociais e artes obtiveram valores superiores nas dimensões Processo criativo e Produto criativo, respetivamente. Não foram encontrados efeitos de interação significativos entre o gênero e ambiente criativo, contudo a idade apresenta um efeito interativo na relação entre o ambiente e as artes plásticas. Implicações práticas e educativas são discutidas. Palavras-chave: criatividade; ambiente criativo; pessoa criativa; processo criativo; produto criativo.RESUMEN -El impacto del ambiente creativo en la persona, processo y produto creativo La creatividad es un concepto complejo que se ha abordado desde diferentes perspectivas teóricas y múltiples herramientas de evaluación. A pesar de la diversidad conceptual y metodológica existente, la teoría multidimensional de Rhodes sigue siendo una referencia importante para lo estudio de la creatividad. Basándose en esta teoría, este estudio intenta observar el impacto del ambiente creativo en la persona, proceso y producto creativo, donde participaron 215 estudiantes universitarios. Los resultados indican una influencia significativa del ambiente creativo sobre el proceso y producto creativo. Los participantes de las ciencias sociales y las artes obtuvieran valores más altos en lo proceso y producto creativo, respectivamente. Ningún efecto de interacción significat...

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“…Ward, Smith, & Finke [1999]). When we see a possible solution for a problem or when we construct a prototype version for our innovative product, we might ask a series of what if questions (e.g., "What if I made it a bit smaller?")…”

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“…They would topple over and then they could not move so fast (so they would be easy victims for predators, which means they could be in danger of extinction etc.). I would call this second way of processing cascading thinking and would relate it at the same time to exploratory and generative ways of creative problem solving (referring to the Geneplore model of creativity by Ward, Smith, & Finke [1999]). …”

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“…However, the literature has also suggested the opposite; that greater constraints could lead to more novel results. When faced with a design task, designers tend to prefer to retrieve a "previously constructed solution," following the "path-of-least-resistance" (Ward et al, 1999). If constraints are sufficient, they may be forced to leave the path of least resistance and construct a new plan (Moreau and Dahl, 2005).…”

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Impact of prototyping resource environments and timing of awareness of constraints on idea generation in product design

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Research and development laboratories in universities and firms around the world are trying to maximize innovation with a limited set of resources. However, questions remain about the influence of resource constraints on idea generation in early-stage product design. Multiple embedded case studies were conducted with engineering students and professors at two university campuses in Mexico. Students developed sketches for products that would satisfy an open-ended design problem in a constrained-resource setting, where the variables were the timing of when information about these constraints was revealed, and the regular prototyping environment of the student. The evidence suggests that the timing of awareness of constraints can have an impact on design outcomes, but that this effect varies depending on the designer's regular prototyping resource environment.

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