creativity
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Creativity is the ability to form new ideas, as symbolized by the lightbulb image often used to represent innovative thinking. It matters because it enables people to develop novel solutions and concepts across various fields.
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- Etymology
- Definition
- Conceptual history
- Ancient
- Renaissance
- From the 17th to the 19th centuries
- Modern
- Across cultures
- Classification
- "Four C" model
- "Four P's" aspects
- "Five A's" aspects
- Process theories
- Incubation
- Divergent thinking
- Geneplore model
- Explicit–implicit interaction theory
- Conceptual blending
- Honing theory
- Everyday imaginative thought
- Dialectical theory
- Neuroeconomic framework
- Behaviorism theory
- Investment theory
- Computational creativity{{anchor|Creativity_and_artificial_intelligence}}
- Personal assessment
- Psychometric approaches
- History
- Computer scoring
- Social-personality approaches
- Self-reporting questionnaires
- Factors
- Intelligence{{anchor|Creativity_and_intelligence}}
- Creativity as a subset of intelligence
- Intelligence as a subset of creativity
- Creativity and intelligence as overlapping yet distinct constructs
- Creativity and intelligence as coincident sets
- Creativity and intelligence as disjoint sets
- Affective influence
- Mental health
- Studies
- Bipolar disorders
- Opinions
- Personal traits
- Divergent production
- Dedication and expertise
- Motivation
- Environment
- In different fields
- Art
- Neuroscience
- REM sleep
- Vandervert model
- Flaherty model
- Lin and Vartanian model
- Economics
- Sociology
- Education
- Scotland
- China
- European Union
- Organizational creativity
- Organizational culture
- Team composition
- Team processes
- Constraints
- Fostering creativity
- Need for closure
- Malevolent creativity
- Crime
- Predictive factors
- Academic journals
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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Creativity is the ability to generate novel and valuable ideas or works through the exercise of imagination. The products of creativity may be classified as either intangible or physical. Intangible products of creativity include ideas, scientific theories, literary works, musical compositions, and jokes. Physical products of creativity include inventions, dishes or meals, pieces of jewelry, costumes, and paintings.