Part 1. Conceptions 1. Introduction 2. Conceptions of Creativity Part 2: Individualist Approaches 3. Defining Creativity Through Assessment 4. The Creative Personality 5. The Creative Process, Part 1 6. The Creative Process, Part 2 7. The Creative Process, Part 3 8. Biology and Creativity 9. Creative Self Beliefs 10. Creativity and Well-being Part 3: Sociocultural Approaches 11. The Sociology of Creativity 12. Group Creativity 13. Organizational Creativity 14. Culture and Creativity 15. Creativity and Technology Part 4: Creativity in the Domains 16. Visual Arts 17. Writing 18. Music 19. Theater 20. Science 21. Conclusion: The Future of Creativity Appendices The Domain of Creativity Research Appendix A: Third Edition Literature Review Methodology Appendix B: A Timeline of Creativity Research Appendix C: Creativity Research Overviews Appendix D: Journal Special Issues Appendix E: Journals that Publish Creativity Research Appendix F: Influential Books in Creativity Research The Field of Creativity Research Appendix G: Colleges and Universities with a Degree or Certificate in Creativity Appendix H: Influential Creativity Researchers, 1800-1990 References Index

"The writing is scholarly but blessedly clear. Each chapter ends with a set of provocative thought experiments that can be enlightening to tackle, whether for a solo reader or in a classroom setting." -- R. F. Subotnik, Choice

R. Keith Sawyer is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Sawyer has published 18 books including the two previous editions of Explaining Creativity. He has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters. His research has explored several topics: group creativity in jazz, theater, and organizations; social emergence; the science of how people learn; and teaching in professional schools of art and design. Danah Henriksen is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University. As an educational psychologist who has studied creativity for over ten years, she is interested in many aspects of creativity in education, including topics like creative teaching, transdisciplinary thinking skills, design thinking in education, and technology and creativity. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, practitioner articles, and book chapters, and she has served as a creativity leader for EDUsummIT-a UNESCO-based global consortium of leaders in policy, practice, and research on educational technology.

Selling point: Provides an interdisciplinary perspective that explores creativity research across multiple fields, topics, and areas of application Selling point: Uses an accessible and understandable writing style to explain academic concepts Selling point: Offers broad and comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics, starting with the post-World War II origins of creativity research and through the decades all the way to today's latest technology and research