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5 - Enhancing People’s Creativity

from The Nature of Creativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2019

By
Robert J. Sternberg
Edited by
James C. Kaufman  and
Robert J. Sternberg
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

In this chapter, I consider how people can increase their creativity. First, I review some of the major programs that are creative thinking. Then, I describe some techniques for enhancing creative thinking that are consistent with a variety of theories of creativity. I go on to describe assessments for the successful teaching of creativity. Next, I describe prompts for teaching and assessing creativity. I then describe some impediments to teaching for creativity. Finally, I draw some conclusions.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity , pp. 88 - 104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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