The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity

The largest and broadest-ranging Handbook of creativity yet, presenting comprehensive, rigorous, and up-to-date scientific scholarship on creativity.

James C. Kaufman (Edited by), Robert J. Sternberg (Edited by)

9781316638545, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 April 2019

778 pages, 9 b/w illus. 13 tables
25.3 x 17.8 x 4.2 cm, 1.43 kg

'In short, if you are limited to a single recent book about the psychology of creativity, the present Handbook is absolutely the one to check out.' Aaron Kozbelt, Academic Studies Press

This second edition of the renowned Cambridge Handbook of Creativity expands on the first edition with over two thirds new material reaching across psychology, business, entrepreneurship, education, and neuroscience. It introduces creativity scholarship by summarising its history, major theories and assessments, how creativity develops across the lifespan, and suggestions for improving creativity. It also illustrates cutting-edge work on genetics and the neuroscience of creativity, alongside creativity's potential for both benevolence and malevolence. The chapters cover the related areas of imagination, genius, play, and aesthetics and tackle questions about how cultural differences, one's physical environment, mood, and self-belief can impact creativity. The book then examines the impacts on creativity of behaviour by teachers, managers, and leaders in particular.

An introduction to the second edition: divergences and some convergences James C. Kaufman and Robert J. Sternberg
Part I. An Introduction to Creativity
Section 1. The Nature of Creativity: 1. Creativity: a historical perspective Vlad P. Gl?veanu and James C. Kaufman
2. A review of creativity theories: what questions are we trying to answer? James C. Kaufman and Vlad P. Gl?veanu
3. Assessment of creativity Jonathan A. Plucker, Matthew C. Makel and Meihua Qian
4. Understanding the development of creativity across the lifespan Anna N. N. Hui, Mavis W. J. He and Wan Chi Wong
5. Enhancing people's creativity Robert J. Sternberg
Part II. Underpinnings of Creativity
Section 1. Biological Underpinnings: 6. Evolutionary approaches to creativity Aaron Kozbelt
7. The genetic basis of creativity: a multivariate approach Baptiste Barbot and Henry Eff
8. Neuroscience of creativity Oshin Vartanian
Section 2. Cognitive Underpinnings of Creativity: 9. Creative cognition Thomas B. Ward and Yuliya Kolomyts
10. Creativity and cognitive control Mathias Benedek and Emanuel Jauk
11. Divergent thinking Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar
Section 3. Affective Underpinnings of Creativity: 12. In the mood for creativity Matthijs Baas
13. Emotions and creativity: from process to person and product Zorana Ivcevic and Jessica Hoffmann
14. Creativity and mental illness Shelley H. Carson
15. Creativity and healing Marie Forgeard
Part III. Differential Bases for Creativity
Section 1. Individual Differences in Creativity: 16. The relation of creativity to intelligence and wisdom Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman and Anne M. Roberts
17. The function of personality in creativity: updates on the creative personality Gregory J. Feist
18. Motivation and creativity Beth A. Hennessey
19. Creative self-beliefs Maciej Karwowski, Izabela Lebuda and Ronald A. Beghetto
Section 2. Environmental Differences in Creativity: 20. Cultural perspectives on creativity Todd Lubart, Vlad P. Gl?veanu, Henrie de Vries, Ana Camargo and Martin Storme
21. Eastern-Western views of creativity Weihua Niu
22. Creativity's role in society Dean Keith Simonton
23. The physical environment and creativity: a theoretical framework Jan Dul
Part IV. Creativity in the World
Section 1. Collaborative Creativity: 24. Improving creativity in organizational settings: applying research on creativity to organizations Roni Reiter-Palmon, Kevin S. Mitchell and Ryan Royston
25. Leading for creativity: a tripartite model Michael D. Mumford, Robert Martin, Samantha Elliott and Tristan McIntosh
26. Individual and group creativity R. Keith Sawyer
Section 2. Contexts for Creativity: 27. Creativity in classrooms Ronald A. Beghetto
28. Play and creativity Sandra W. Russ and Ellen A. Doernberg
29. The creative city Richard Florida
30. Creativity's role in everyday life Katherine N. Cotter, Alexander P. Christensen and Paul J. Silvia
Section 3. Manifestations of Creativity: 31. Creative genius Dean Keith Simonton
32. Creativity and malevolence: past, present and future David H. Cropley and Arthur J. Cropley
33. Creativity and aesthetics Pablo P. L. Tinio
34. Imagination is the seed of creativity Rebecca J. M. Gotlieb, Elizabeth Hyde, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Scott Kaufman
35. What is and what can be: the scope and possibilities of creativity and creativity research James C. Kaufman, Vlad P. Gl?veanu and Robert J. Sternberg

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Educational psychology [JNC], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Psychology [JM], Sociology [JHB], Society & social sciences [J]