Concept Of Creativity Research Articles

Beeyond Foods: creating a sweet honey revolution

Learning outcomes After completion of the case study, the students will be able to[1] review the industry analysis using Porter’s five forces and strength, weakness, opportunities, threats framework and understand how a firm can achieve a competitive advantage, analyze the stakeholder theory and the salience of stakeholder mapping for enterprises with large number of stakeholders, apply the Mendelow framework of stakeholder mapping in this context and integrate it with stakeholder engagement for small enterprises and examine and evaluate how new age enterprises can engage better with stakeholders to provide a higher value creation. Case overview/synopsis Ayushi Srivastava started her enterprise, Beeyond Foods, in early 2021 with the aim to provide unadulterated, raw honey to consumers. She also wanted to help the beekeeping community by providing the beekeepers with a fair price for the procurement of honey from the bee hives. Beeyond Foods was a small enterprise in India that sold two variants of honey to consumers. The first variant was sourced from the Himalayan region of India, whereas the second was sourced from the Western Ghats of India. The primary distribution channel was trade fairs, where Srivastava would assemble her stall and sell honey to potential customers. Furthermore, a part of the sales was also driven by an electronic channel, which was through the company website. Customers could place their orders, and the honey would directly be delivered to their homes. With a successful start to the business, Srivastava was interested to scale her business and reach more customers. However, she was mindful that there were multiple stakeholders involved in the business. Srivastava had to study the values and needs of each stakeholder, while simultaneously formulate a strategy to expand her reach. This case study is designed to teach the concept of stakeholder value creation for small business enterprises. Complexity academic level This case study is well suited for an entrepreneurship and strategy course at the postgraduate (Master of Business Administration) level. This case study can also be taught in a marketing course. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS3: Entrepreneurship.

Illustrating the benefits of efficient creation and adaption of behavior models in intelligent Digital Twins over the machine life cycle

The concept of the Digital Twin, which in the context of this paper is the virtual representation of a production system or its components, can be used as a "digital playground" to master the increasing complexity of these assets. One of the central subcomponents of the Digital Twin are behavior models that can enable benefits over the entire machine life cycle. However, the creation, adaption and use of behavior models throughout the machine life cycle is very time-consuming, which is why approaches to improve the cost-benefit ratio are needed. Furthermore, there is a lack of specific use cases that illustrate the application and added benefit of behavior models over the machine life cycle, which is why the universal application of behavior models in industry is still lacking compared to research. This paper first presents the fundamentals, challenges and related work on Digital Twins and behavior models in the context of the machine life cycle. Then, concepts for low-effort creation and automatic adaption of Digital Twins are presented, with a focus on behavior models. Finally, the aforementioned gap between research and industry is addressed by demonstrating various realized use cases over the machine life cycle, in which the advantages as well as the application of behavior models in the different life cycle phases are shown.

Integrational creativity: from combining and blending to transforming and resonating

ABSTRACT In this paper we elaborate a conception of what we call integrational creativity, which aims both to capture the richest kinds of human creativity and to bring together certain existing conceptions of creativity in a way that we hope will resonate with what people have had in mind in talking of creativity. These conceptions are those offered by Arthur Koestler, Margaret Boden, and two conceptual blending theorists, Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner; and we show how these conceptions and the criticisms that have been made of them can be accommodated within our integrational account. We also argue, drawing on the work of Immanuel Kant and Hartmut Rosa, that the integrating character of creativity is complemented by the resonating character of its appreciation. On our view, the heart of creativity lies in its integrating–resonating structure, and in the final part we note some of the implications for recent debates about creativity.

A research on copyright issues impacting artists emotional states in the framework of artificial intelligence.

Art and artistic creation serve as a means for artists to communicate with their environment, society, and the external world. However, the protection of artistic creations, as forms of communication, is not only a right for artists but also serves as a crucial safeguard that nurtures them during the creative process. Beyond the traditional issues of copyright, the significant advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in today's digital world have introduced a new debate regarding the ownership of copyright in artistic creations generated by AI. The question arises whether copyright belongs to the AI itself or to the individuals who guide the creative process behind it. In this study, based on the concepts of art, artistic creation, and emotional states, copyright issues will be examined. Data obtained from semi-structured in-depth interviews with artists and academic experts (eight artists, two communication experts, two law experts, and eight psychology experts) in the field will be analysed through content analysis to explore their perspectives regarding the discussion on emotional states, AI, and copyrights. The research highlights the variability of emotional states and their significant effects on individuals. Addressing the increasing trend of copyright issues, particularly within the framework of digitalization and inadequate legal regulations, it was found that artists' emotional states are negatively impacted by these problems. This negative influence can adversely affect artists' creativity and desire to produce. On the other hand, it was also identified that in artworks produced especially through AI, if artists' rights are not protected, there is a possibility of negative emotional states arising. In conclusion, suggestions are as follows: Emphasising the importance of awareness-raising educational activities nationally and internationally, national copyright law (in Northern Cyprus) needs to be revised to protect traditional copyright and be expanded to include digital copyright, especially for works produced through AI. On an international level, emphasising the need to revise international agreements to include regulations for works produced through AI or to create a new agreement based on the importance of this issue.

Making “Enemies”: Industry‐State Subterfuge and US Fair Trade Practices Towards Non‐Market Economies Since 1960

AbstractStudies on US “non‐market economy” (NME) antidumping (AD) policy frame its origins as either an ideological relic of the Cold War or as a case of regulatory capture informed by strategic filing patterns. While these insights are invaluable, they do not address the underlying social processes which inform the creation of economic concepts in the first instance. NME policy evolved out of the legal‐discursive tactics employed by the US steel industry hoping to receive relief from imports, and a US state which had to simultaneously provide a form of protection to the steel industry and maintain an international commitment to free trade. Steel and the state used legal subterfuge to achieve these goals. Accordingly, NME policy developed from the institutional struggle between two stakeholders in a strategic action field.

Corporate Entrepreneurship Dimensions and Corporate Market Share of Selected Food and Beverages Manufacturing Companies

The growth of the food and beverage manufacturing sector in Nigeria is hampered by the lack of adoption of corporate entrepreneurship and lack of business innovation, resulting in limited organizational progress among food and beverage companies. This study investigates the relationship between corporate entrepreneurship and market share in selected food and beverage manufacturing companies in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study uses a survey research design, explicitly targeting six leading food and beverage companies in Nigeria that collectively dominate 93% of the industry's overall market share. The overall population consisted of 2,786 employees, and the sample size of 642 was determined using the Cochran formula and multi-stage sampling techniques. Data collection uses a questionnaire. The data analysis process includes the use of descriptive and inferential statistics. The research results show a strong correlation between business innovation, internal business environment, resource utilization, organizational flexibility, proactiveness, risk-taking, and company market share in the selected companies. This research determines that the entrepreneurial dimension of the company has a positive and significant influence on the company's market share. This study suggests that senior managers should proactively engage elements of corporate entrepreneurship to stimulate creative concepts for new and improved products, processes, applications, and services that align with market needs and improve overall performance.

Al-Ghazali’s Thought on Creative Thinking

This article aims to discuss the model of creativity initiated by al-Ghazali. His contribution on creative thinking seems relevant to be studied as an answer to the problem of cheese and stagnant thinking to solve various problems. Creativity that boils down to the ability of reason is not just a creation to seek something new, but there is a divine element emitted to the human mind. Therefore, in facing the problems of the Ummah that arise, creative solutions are needed that are in line with Islamic teachings. However, what happens in society most problems cannot be resolved and even tend to end in conflicts and conflicts between groups. In presenting this concept, al-Ghazali analyzed al-Asmā’ al-Ḥusnās theological terms such as al-Khāliq, al-Bāri’, al-Muṣawwir, al-Badī’. Then relate to other aspects with the power of the internal senses such as common sense, thinking, imagination, estimation, and memory. This article is a literature review that applies qualitative methods through content analysis to express what is written in al-Ghazali’s works. Two findings in this study. First, al-Ghazali’s concept of creativity is principled from al-Asmā’ al-Ḥusnā which is implemented by humans in everyday life by following what is exemplified by Allah, the Almighty, in His attributes. Man’s potential to think creatively follows God’s creativity in creating His creatures. Second, human creativity can be seen from the role and results of the relationship between the five senses and the internal senses of a human being which continues to be developed in daily activities. These two senses work together to show humans the process of how to perceive the surrounding reality and then create to develop it. This implies sincerity in utilizing creativity in thinking to provide solutions to mankind to various problems in life.

Myths, the Focus of 20th Century Composers. Aurel Stroe – Orestia II

It is particularly in the second half of the 20th century that the musical milieu displays extremely interesting ideas and creative concepts. Thus, the composers’ focus on myths and their world – with the respective archetypal layers, almost naturally function as an extension of the aesthetic spectrum progressing towards a philosophy of existence. A myth is ceremoniously and metaphorically shaped and is composed of archetypal elements incorporated in its formal expression. Myth interpretation renders human consciousness more harmonious and facilitates the understanding of these archetypal images. Keywords: archetypal stories, myth, archetypal content

The Japanese Conception of Creativity: Myths and Facts

Abstract Empirical research on creativity spanning decades has identified several stereotypes on creativity that are not supported by scientific evidence. Known as creativity myths, these stereotypes can harm an individual’s creative endeavors in school or at the workplace. In prior research, the Creativity Myths and Facts Questionnaire (CMFQ) has been used to empirically investigate the extent to which people approved particular myths and facts related to creativity and the reasons for their belief in them (participants from Austria, Germany, Poland, the USA, China, and Georgia). The current study translated the CMFQ into Japanese and surveyed Japanese participants (N = 3,101). The approval rate for creativity myths among the Japanese was 58%, slightly lower than that for creativity facts (61%), a trend similar to that of other countries. The average approval rates for creativity myths in the Japanese sample suggest that the participants, compared to those from the six countries examined in prior research, have a stronger belief that creativity is a rare talent, that creativity is the same as art, or that it is difficult to change creativity. Furthermore, the results show that demographic variables, knowledge sources, and personality type, which have all been identified in existing studies as factors contributing to the belief in creativity myths, have a weak but significant influence among Japanese participants. We also discuss the high rate of uncertainty as a distinct characteristic in Japanese participants’ responses to creativity myths and facts.

A New Theistic Argument Based on Creativity

It has been argued for a long time that God has been involved in the biological evolutionary processes observed on Earth. However, no convincing theistic argument has yet been formulated for biological evolution. In this article, I use the concept of creativity to argue that biological evolution manifests an embedded intelligence. This articulates a new form of theistic argument related to biological evolution and offers another sound argument supporting the existence of God. My reasoning suggests that nature might be panentheistic, or that an external personal God manipulates natural laws to direct the process of evolution.

Beyond Western Notions of Creativity in Education: Toward a Trans‐Epistemological Approach

ABSTRACTIn this editorial for the special issue on Beyond Western Notions of Creativity in Education, we provide an overview of six articles that challenge the normative ontological, epistemological, and methodological underpinning of creativity research and practice in education. This special issue aimed to interrogate and problematize the notion of creativity as a Western conception, to expand it toward developing a more global, diverse, inclusive, and decolonized vision. Articles in this issue contribute to a more expanded conception beyond traditional Western ways of knowing and point to new areas for research within existing understandings of creativity. We explore creative practices and conceptualizations, as well as diverse research paradigms beyond Western traditions to present a more holistic understanding. We share implications for future research and practice for educators and scholars interested in expanding beyond the Western conceptualizations of creativity.

Analyzing the Concept of Creativity in New Ruralism

Analyzing the Concept of Creativity in New Ruralism

Potencial petrolífero remanescente do Brasil - Estado da arte 2023

Petroleum and its byproducts will continue to be humankind’s primary energy source for at least 50 years. Brazil is already one of the main suppliers of this raw material and will continue as such for the next decades. Several large sedimentary basins in Brazil are practically untouched by exploration, especially in the deep and ultra-deep water realms. There are also large tracts of unexplored areas in basins that already have discoveries, reserves and hydrocarbon production. The objective of this work is to make predictions about the remaining petroleum potential of the Brazilian basins. The predictions are made based on the big data bank acquired by the petroleum industry in Brazil in the last 83 years, based on the most updated concepts in petroleum geology, and mainly on my 45 years of experience as an explorationist. Our final forecast for the remaining petroleum potential of Brazil lies in the range of 50-100 billion barrels of oil equivalent recoverable (boer) (prospective resources, already identified or not, but still needed to be discovered). The basins that will contribute the most to realizing this potential are Santos/Campos, Pará-Maranhão/Foz do Amazonas/Barreirinhas, Pelotas and Paraná; besides, in a lesser scale, but still significant, Sergipe-Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Camamu-Almada, Solimões and Parnaiba. We are perfectly aware that Geology is a complex and astounding science. New data, innovative new technologies and creative concepts never formulated can quickly destroy these predictions, for better or worse.

Нейросетевой кластерный анализ устойчивого развития экономики регионов Российской Федерации в аспекте принципов ESG

The sustainable development of the innovative economy in the regions of the Russian Federation is researched. From this position, the changes in the commissioning of capacities for the protection of water resources and atmospheric air from pollution, as well as the renewal of forests in Russia for the period 2017–2022 are presented. Taking into account the importance of responsible investment, investments in fixed assets aimed at environmental protection and rational use of natural resources of the Russian Federation in 2022 are given. The relevance of the research is due to the progress in the achievements of science and technology, as well as the existing strong competition. This requires the promotion of creative concepts in the management of sustainable socio-economic development of Russia. Such concepts may be based on consideration of ESG criteria: Environment — environment, Social — social development, Governance — corporate governance. In order to reduce the heterogeneity of the socio-ecological development of Russia, the multifactorial task of strategic management on the formation of a methodology based on ESG principles is analyzed. The authors propose a promising and productive method for solving multifactorial problems — neural network cluster analysis using information technology. It allowed us to distribute the regions of the Russian Federation into six cluster formations characterized by different levels of development in the perspective of ESG features according to a set of 11 indicators. The structure of clusters detailing the entry of Russian regions into them is given. The average values of the studied indicators of sustainable innovative development of the regional economy in each of the clusters and in the whole country are shown. It follows from the results of the work that the management’s focus on the synthesis of ESG principles and the productivity of responsible investment will become important components in the formation of strategies for the innovative development of the Russian economy. This will be one of the key factors in strengthening the economic security of the Russian Federation.

Freedom, Creativity, the Self, and God: Between Rabbi Kook and Bergson’s Lebensphilosophie

AbstractIn this essay, I examine the intersection between the concepts of freedom, the self, God, and creativity in the works of one of the most prominent twentieth-century Jewish thinkers, Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook (1865–1935), exploring his use of these concepts through the lens of the Lebensphilosophie of the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941). I first draw a historical and thematic parallel between Bergson’s and Kook’s philosophies that to date has not been considered extensively. I then argue that five different interpretative puzzles related to the topic of freedom in Kook’s teachings can be explained against the background of Bergson’s thought. This Bergsonian interpretation enables the reader to appreciate in what way different aspects of Kook’s thought—the metaphysical, ethical, epistemological, and theological—are interconnected and can be understood as an organic whole. I thereby show that the Bergsonian philosophical and systematic models are an important, and yet unexplored, interpretative tool for the study of Kook’s theological and philosophical thought.

The Essence and Epistemological Significance of the Conceptual Dispute between Fallibilism and Infallibilism

For hundreds of years, almost all representatives of philosophical epistemology have assumed that human knowledge should be based on irrefutable, infallible and absolute foundation. Finding such stable epistemological milestones that will serve as the epistemological basis for the formation of infallible knowledge, cognition, and the creation of more fundamental concepts of knowledge—and, as the ultimate goal, cognition and true knowledge—was the dream of many philosophers and epistemologists. The epistemological dispute of fallibilism and infallibilism is highly valuable when viewed through the lens of the presented problem. A decision in favour of either side may lead one to reconsider issues such as the nature and justification of knowledge, the objectivity of scientific knowledge, the possibility of cognition, the nature of truth and its criteria, truth as the end goal of scientific research and cognition, and the issues surrounding the growth and progress of science. These issues are fundamental and guiding issues for the future development of philosophical epistemology and philosophy of science. Despite the fact that various attempts have been made to study the epistemological dispute of opposing concepts, especially since the 19th century, and each of the concepts separately has been the subject of numerous studies throughout the history of philosophy, nevertheless, today there is still no unified understanding of the essence of the epistemological dispute of fallibilism and infallibilism, the main range of problems and questions of the latter, as well as the epistemological meaning of the conceptual dispute. The study and analysis of the essence of an epistemological dispute, the clarification of its epistemological meaning, as well as the identification in the context of the dispute and the framework of epistemological and scientific problems arising from it are considered the central points of this work. To this end , the following tasks and questions were set in the article: 1. What is the essence and epistemological significance of the dispute between fallibilism and infallibilism? 2. What range of problems does an epistemological dispute suggest? 3. What is the significance of the epistemological dispute between fallibilism and infallibilism from the perspective of understanding, rethinking and solving the problems of philosophical epistemology and philosophy of science?

CREATIVITY AS A RESEARCH SUBJECT IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The article provides a psychological analysis of the concept of creativity. The opinions of foreign scientists about creativity are systematized. Various psychological approaches to creativity are analyzed.

Care resignification in the pandemic context.

This essay discusses the care process of health professionals in the context of COVID-19 from the perspectives of psychoanalysis, under the prism of Donald Winnicott's transitional space, and of collective health, under the prism of the practical wisdom of José Ricardo Ayres, the micropolitics of live work in action by Emmerson Merhy, and prudent care by Ruben Mattos. It suggests elaborating a care perspective to propose a possible resignification of illness in a pandemic, where health is marked with calamity, health catastrophe, and suffering and anguish, whether in the body or subjectively. In this way, understanding the manifestation of care by health professionals in a pandemic context brought about with narcissistic and heroic meanings and feelings of impotence and helplessness contributes to elaborating a creative conception of care. We conclude that the perspective of expanded care favors the creative possibility of new productions of meaning and support for professionals, resignifying their life experiences through love, creativity, practical wisdom, prudent care, live work in action, and motor imaginary.

Embodiment of Parental Love Through the Medium of Wooden Matches in Expression Photography

This photographic work raises the theme of parental love through the medium of wooden matches in expression photography. This work focuses on life experiences, the daily activities of the creator while he was born and grew up full of love from his parents in Aceh. The theory of ideas that the creator uses in creating this work of Expression photography is in the form of Expression Photography, Composition, Semiotics and Lighting. This creation method also involves experimentation. The creative concepts and ideas displayed in this photo work are a reflection of the creator's daily life. The main object in making this work is a miniature person created from wooden matches. This work is inspired by the author's life story of the sincere love of his parents, as well as daily life activities that the author has experienced and felt. Rooted in a deep narrative of parental love, the project captures the essence of familial warmth and affection, depicting miniature wooden matchsticks involved in everyday activities as symbolic representations of the human experience. Each photo encapsulates a narrative of parental love and familial bonds, visually depicting moments of tenderness, joy and nurturing care. In "In Mother's Lap", "Happiness", "Dodaidi Swing", "Adab", and "Guardian", the creator visualizes the multifaceted nature of parental love, from caring for babies to guiding adolescence. These photos are a touching reminder of the eternal bond between parents and children, illustrating the profound impact that love and care can have on a child's development and well-being. Ultimately, through a blend of artistic expression and qualitative inquiry, the project “Parental Love through the Medium of Wooden Matching in Expressive Photography” transcends the realm of conventional photography, offering viewers a glimpse into the depth and richness of human relationships and experiences.

Exploration of Constructing a Team of Interdisciplinary Talents for Participatory Qinqiang in the New Era

The inheritance and dissemination of traditional Qinqiang in the new era is facing the innovation of technology and the great changes in creative concepts. Combining the principles of communication, focusing on the construction of talent teams for the development of Qinqiang, changing people's stereotypical prejudices about the dissemination and inheritance of traditional opera art, changing the mimetic environment of its dissemination, creating a unique immersive viewing habit with a sense of atmosphere, retaining old audiences, and attracting new audiences. Taking the social factors of art development in the new era as an opportunity, focusing on the factors related to the development of Qinqiang, focusing on the technical means as the factor of communication, stimulating the audience's aesthetic interest in all aspects and dimensions, combining the new path of digital art inheritance and communication, and enriching the construction of a new generation of composite talents in Qinqiang.