Creation Of Theory Research Articles

A Brief Analysis of the Intrinsic Relationship between “Shensi” and “Tixing”

In his “Xuzhi”, Xie Liu collectively referred to “Shensi” and “Tixing” as “Shensi”. However, as a pivotal point in creative theory, “Shensi” is often analyzed in isolation without being viewed together with “Tixing” as a whole. By examining the original texts of “Shensi”, “Tixing”, and “Fenggu” from both structural and content perspectives, this paper explores the intrinsic relationship between the two essays of “Shensi” and “Tixing”, demonstrating the feasibility of considering them as a whole.

From mindreading to originality: Exploring the relationship between Theory of Mind and Creativity across the lifespan.

In the previous psychoeducational literature, many theorists have argued that creativity and originality require the ability to make predictions and assumptions regarding other individuals' ideas. Thus, it has been widely hypothesized that social cognition and theory of mind (ToM) might be a fundamental component or even a prerequisite of creativity. Despite their common grounds, the empirical evidence examining the potential link between ToM and creative thinking throughout their development seems to be indirect, limited, and fragmented. In this respect, this scoping review aimed to collect and synthesize the existing knowledge about the relationship between ToM and creativity at different ages to identify significant literature gaps and generate updated research questions that might guide future research. The search process led to the inclusion, analysis, and collation of 6 relevant studies only, indicating that this research topic has been poorly investigated. Results demonstrated that ToM and creativity are strongly correlated even after partialling out significant mediators, such as age and intelligence. Such a strong association should be further investigated and explained.

Do you believe Red Bull gives wings? When implicit theories of creativity impair creative performance

Everyone seems to have something to say about creativity, thus participating in the reproduction of persistent myths about creativity that may influence creative behaviour. This research explores the influence of Laypeople's Implicit Theories of Creativity (LIToCs) regarding the drivers of creativity on creative performance, to ascertain whether having strong convictions about the drivers of creativity either enhances or hinders creative productivity when these convictions align with the actual methods of stimulating creativity. An experiment randomly involved 69 subjects who were invited to drink the exact same fruit juice before performing a creative task. In one condition, they were told this was indeed juice; in the other condition, they were told that it was mixed with Red Bull. Analyses showed an interaction effect with the subjects' LIToC, such that among subjects displaying strong LIToC, individual creative performance was lower when they perceived the conditions to stimulate creativity were activated, than otherwise. These results suggest that having strong beliefs in the effects of some creativity drivers might then trigger a complacent attitude and reduce the invested effort in generating creative ideas. This research contributes to rethinking how we use specific drivers to stimulate creativity, as strong LIToCs about those drivers may have a counterproductive effect on creative performance.

Nebula rasa: The diaphanous as generative stimulus in architectural design

What visual characteristic makes architectural sketches such effective tools in creative processes or developing spatial ideas? In this article, I suggest that it is the visual characteristic of diaphaneity or the realm of the diaphanous – a nebula rasa – more generally. First, the history of the concept, as well as its relevance to creativity and design theory, is summarily discussed. This is followed by an exposition of how post-war design theory largely developed in a cognitivist direction, largely at the expense of lived experience. Invoking selected accounts from creativity theory and the so-called “phenomenological approach” in architectural thought as well as the work of sinologist and philosopher François Jullien, I shift the focus toward a new, agentive paradigm to re-orient current thinking on creativity and architectural design. Within this new conceptual framework, I develop the argument that the indistinct, suggestive, and allusive dimension of the diaphanous renders sketches effective. I argue that the nebula rasa drives the creative process and is instrumental in generating new ideas. The diaphanous regimen of visibility is inherently dynamic, continuously bringing new options in play and keeping drawings effective. In conclusion, I suggest how the concept of the diaphanous may benefit designing in a time of digital heuristics and increasing complexity. Moreover, I suggest that letting ideas rest may also be nurtured as a skill by engaging with the diaphanous.

Does green transformational leadership reinforce green creativity? The mediating roles of green organizational culture and green mindfulness

PurposeUtilising componential theory of creativity the study aims to examines the roles of green transformational leadership, organizational culture and green mindfulness as antecedents of green creativity.Design/methodology/approachA three-wave data collection method was used to collect data from the 304 hotel employees belonging to hotels located in the tourist’s location of India. The study used PROCESS macro to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe results found a significant serial mediating effect of green organizational culture and green mindfulness for strengthening the association between green transformational leadership and green creativity.Practical implicationsThe study establishes that a transformational leadership can bring about a much-needed green turnaround and thus makes significant practical contribution. As customers are becoming environmentally conscious, the industry can translate the green practices and motivate their subordinates by exhibiting the environmentally conscious behaviour and exhibit the same in their actions at work.Originality/valueThe current research work expands the body of literature on green transformational leadership and green creativity nexus in tourism and hospitality industry by exploring the boundary condition that increases the strength of this relationship.

Developing adaptive leadership in post-information societies: The possible role of creative orientation, identity and metacognition

This paper expands on creativity theories to enhance the understanding of leaders’ psychological resources in effectively adapting themselves and steering their employees to adapt to organisational change. Creativity is an essential skill for effective leadership. Creative leaders can motivate their teams more effectively and can handle novel challenges by being more flexible in going outside the typical routines. Yet, how do leaders understand and act on their creativity in dealing with change? How do leaders recognise their people’s creativity? This paper introduces three personal resources – creative orientation, identity and metacognition – as psychological mechanisms that reflect leaders’ abilities to notice, interpret and act on opportunities to respond to shifting workplaces. I hypothesise that leaders can develop two creative orientations while leading change – focus on strengthening their social network and focus on taking new action. Also, the paper argues for the importance of leaders’ creative identity and hypothesizes that leaders can deliberately enact their creative identities in their roles, based on two ways to understand their creativity: as a way of thinking or as a personality type. Lastly, leaders’ creative metacognition can empower followers’ creativity.

Exploring Spanish studio music teachers’ views on topics related to creativity

While creativity is a primary focus in music education, its exploration within the realm of music studio teaching is considerably less extensive compared with other educational contexts. Moreover, the related research is predominantly focused on creativity in developing music skills. In the present study, we explore how Spanish instrumental music teachers ( n = 10) perceive creativity and its development among students in the music studio, in the absence of predefined limitations (i.e., with respect to various forms and definitions of creativity inherent in the music studio as perceived from their viewpoint). By means of a case study methodology, we gathered data over a one-year period through a questionnaire, in-depth interviews, participants’ written essays, and researchers’ journal entries following observations of the participants’ teaching practices. Subsequently, qualitative analysis was conducted using thematic analysis. Among our main results, we found tensions between our participants’ theories and their practices, evidence for an underlying individual-centered theory of creativity, both positive and negative attitudes toward the development of creativity among their students, and ignorance of creativity in music listening. Our study implications emphasize the urgency of implementing strategies to enhance teacher self-awareness and underscore the need for further investigation into music studio teaching with a specific focus on creativity.

The confluence of the creativity components in the ELT textbooks of inner, outer, and expanding circle countries: An investment theory of creativity

The concept of creativity is complex and significant in the process of learning English as a foreign/second language. Hence, the purpose of this study was 1) to investigate if creativity components, which are critical to developing learners' creativity, were present in the ELT (English language teaching) textbooks and 2) to examine the confluence among the components. Using basic content analysis, we analyzed the creative content of three ELT textbooks developed and used in Iran (expanding circle), India (outer circle), and the USA (inner circle). We investigated creativity using the investment theory, which considers factors such as intelligence, knowledge, thinking styles, personality, environment, and motivation. The ELT textbooks of Iran, India, and America all include components of creativity with a focus on knowledge in Iran and personality and intelligence in India and America. Furthermore, the findings revealed that Indian textbooks had a balanced inclusion of creativity components compared to the other two countries. We also found that creativity components overlapped across tasks and activities in the ELT textbooks of all three countries. We concluded that materials developers' beliefs and practices, the quality characteristics of creativity components, and the societal characteristics of the contexts where the ELT textbooks were developed and used might influence the confluence of creativity components in ELT textbooks.

Is Artificial Intelligence Creative?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been quickly popularized within the past few years, leading to a conversation on whether or not AI is creative. Human creativity is multifaceted, with many theories focusing on specific aspects of creativity with the measurement evaluating the originality and usefulness of ideas. AI generates its output by imitating and learning from data that it is given, which leads to problems within the product. Yet, AI does perform well at select creativity tests. We discuss various creativity theories and tests within humans and AI, and find that AI’s lack of key factors, such as intentionality, differentiates it from human creativity. We argue that AI doesn’t exhibit true creativity and instead only emulates it.

The Employees Intention to Work in Artificial Intelligence-Based Hybrid Environments

In this article, considering the era of Industry 4.0, humans and collaborative robots (cobots) will work closely to create a hybrid workforce. Although firms are carefully considering this transition, the implementation of cobots is often carried out without careful consideration of the motivation and behavior of the employees working in hybrid workplaces. In the scenario when employees do not understand their work with cobots, it is unlikely that value is brought to a firm in the dynamic business environment. Thus, this study has multiple objectives. The first was to investigate the role of negative and positive valence factors on the employees intention to work with cobots. The second objective was to examine the effects of the creativity dimensions of employees on their behavior toward cobots. We developed a model for a hybrid workplace based on the componential theory of individual creativity and valence theory, in which the behaviors of human workers are combined with the dimensions of the cobots. Data were collected from 596 working professionals from India, and the proposed model was tested using partial least squares. We confirmed most of the hypotheses about the creativity of employees in hybrid workplaces and the positive valence of cobots with our empirical analysis. Therefore, we proved that future human-cobot collaboration needs to be focused not only on the benefits that cobots bring but also on human aspects like skills and expertise. This article is a contribution to the body of knowledge on new-age technology adoption by shedding light on the human and cobot dimensions. The results of this article may serve as a foundation for future applications and research on hybrid work.

Creativity — Narrativity — Fictionality: A Critical Genealogy

Abstract: The term “narrative” has become ubiquitous in public discourse, but to date little work has been done to explore how vitally it is related both historically and theoretically to another contemporary buzzword: creativity. By addressing this lacuna this essay seeks not only to illuminate the popularity of narrative as a mode of knowledge, but to shed new light on its relationship to another core concept in the field: fictionality. The essay argues that the narrative turn and the contemporary boom in instrumental storytelling have been facilitated by a lexical and semantic shift from narrative as artifact to narrative as process, and that this shift is the result of ongoing historical intersections with new secularized and democratized theories of creativity as a human faculty. By tracing this shift we can better understand the contested history of fictionality, particularly in relation to debates about the rise of the novel in the eighteenth century, and bring a new approach to the epistemological underpinings of the narrative turn in the academy and the subsequent popular appeal to personal storytelling in the networked public sphere.

Investigating SchoolPrincipals' Strategies in Fostering Students' Creativity Skills: A Case Study through the Lens of Componential Theory of Creativity

This qualitative research examined how school principals foster student creativity through the lens of the Componential Theory of Creativity focusing on the three main components that consist of domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant processes, and task motivation as perceived by selected public school teachers. Through an in-depth interview with these teachers from the Department of Education, Division of Davao City, whowere selected through a purposive sampling technique, several themes emerged on how school principals foster student creativity for every component of the theory. The findings of the study highlight the importance of three key components of creativity. Domain-relevant skills were cultivated by building expertise within the school community, promoting knowledge of various creative forms and media, supporting real-world applications in curricula, offering professional development opportunities for teachers, and ensuring that resources are readily available for both educators and students. To enhance creativity-relevant processes, the school principals encouraged diverse approaches to learning, promoted talent showcases and project-based learning, and facilitated collaborative art projects and performances. Finally, task motivation was strengthened by recognizing and celebrating student creativity and effort, tailoring activities to meet individual student needs, and providing support for teachers in fostering student motivation. We recommend that school leaders adopt strategic and distributed leadership styles, create initiatives that nurture creativity in curriculum implementation, boost motivation among teachers and students, and consider the components of the componential theory of creativity to foster a collaborative and supportive school culture, while future researchers should explore comparative studies across different educational settings.

Characteristics of creative individuals: An umbrella review protocol.

The properties of creative products-novelty and usefulness-are generally agreed upon by researchers. Yet, consensus is lacking on which personal and environmental factors contribute to an individual's creative potential, or to what extent. substantial research work has been conducted in this area, leading to the publication of many systematic reviews and meta-analyses collating the available evidence. However, many of these reviews have differing methodological and theoretical characteristics, and often report conflicting results. To summarize the current review literature on factors associated with creativity and better understand the similarities and discrepancies among reviews on the same topic, we plan to conduct an umbrella review of reviews. This protocol has been registered in Open Science Framework (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/H78YS). We will search MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed reviews exploring factors associated with creativity. The quality of the included reviews will be assessed using the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Systematic Reviews (ROBIS), and the degree of study overlap across reviews assessed through calculation of the corrected covered area (CCA). Descriptive analyses will be performed to synthesize the results of the included reviews. We plan to use the results to create a holistic framework of the factors associated with creativity, which could be used to cross-validate existing creativity theories, or create new ones. The results of this umbrella review will be published in a relevant psychology-focused journal and presented at local, national and international conferences. As all data is peer-reviewed and presented in aggregate, we will not require ethics approval.

A Review of Creative Innovation Network and Creative Collaboration Process

The Creative Innovation Network studies how creative or innovative ideas circulate through the network. The Creative Collaboration Process studies how engaged people in networks generate new ideas. For a better understanding of the role of networks in creativity, it is essential to determine whether the two areas of research connect. This study uses a systematic literature review methodology to answer the question of where the two research streams intersect. Social Learning theory, activity theory, complexity theory, and Social Creativity theory might intersect the streams. This can help researchers apply as an approach to network creativity studies.

A Science Education for Textural Creation and Iconic Forms of Infrastructure at Medan

Medan City, as the center of the Deli Malay Sultanate and the colonial administration in the past, boasts numerous iconic forms. The distinctive characteristics of these iconic forms hold significant potential for development as references in creating contextual texture painting art. Unfortunately, this potential remains largely unexplored. Therefore, this research aims to explore the potential of iconic forms in Medan City with the goal of developing them as references for the creation of textural painting art as a tourism product for Medan City. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach, conducted both in the field and in the studio. The methods employed include surveys and creative creation, applying Graham Wallas' theory of creativity. Research data is collected from various sources using relevant techniques, subjected to data triangulation, and analyzed following an interactive model: data reduction and presentation, verification, and drawing conclusions. The research results indicate that the potential of iconic forms as references for abstract textural painting art emerges from their representation of Medan City's character, alongside the dynamic nature they embody. The exploration of abstract textural art becomes tangible during the painting process, which, in this study, involves deformative processes, particularly simplification and stylization. Abstract textural painting art is explored based on the principles of visual art and tourist art, resulting in artworks that possess both aesthetic and technical qualities as tourism products.

Культурно-исторический подход к танцевальному творчеству дошкольников: проблемы и решения

<p>The problems of the theory of dance creativity of preschoolers are analyzed from the standpoint of a cultural and historical approach. As methodological support for the analysis, we used the views of L.S. Vygotsky and his followers on children's artistic creativity, on the nature of dance and dance expressiveness, on the peculiarities of music in dance. Based on this, we analyzed three theoretical approaches to the development of dance creativity of preschoolers, and described their differences and partial mutual influences. The system of provisions of cultural and historical psychology as a methodological basis indicates ways to solve the problems of the theory of dance creativity of preschoolers, which should be figurative and meaningful, thanks to the development of the expressive language of dance, reflecting the features of the musical image and real events, relationships, experiences through the embodiment of different characters.</p>

The Impacts of the English Language and the Leadership Style on Learning Outcomes at Jazan University

Aim: This study aims to identify the best leadership style applied by the business school lecturers that has improved students' performance and their willingness to pursue studies in marketing in the English language at Jizan University. Theoretical Framework: The current study was designed to verify and validate students' current knowledge and their performance when the module is taught in English. Based on the constitutive theory of creativity, this study developed a theoretical model with transformational, empowering, authoritative, and participative leadership as independent variables. Methodology: Students were selected by simple sampling technique and were issued a leadership-style questionnaire to aid the data collection. The validity of the questionnaire was checked, and Cronbach alpha was measured high with a value of 0.75, respectively. Research, Practical, and Social Implications: The result of this study suggests that maximum students were satisfied with the leadership style of teaching applied in business school and were prepared to pursue a major in marketing with English as a primary language. Statistical significance was noted between the English language and teaching style in all four phases. The result of current study supports that the major marketing subjects and modules should be taught in English language. This could help students to pursue their future in international business and marketing. Eventually, helping them to develop better prospects. Originality/Value: Within the limitations of this study, it could be concluded that females are exploring their career choices in marketing and are positive in pursuing further prospectus in this field with the English language as a major.

PRACTICE AND THEORY: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN CULTURALLY-RELEVANT CRAFTS FOR DIVERSE OLDER ADULTS

Abstract In the last 25 years, there has been a great increase in interest in the benefits of creative activities for older adults, especially for dementia patients. More recent research (Adams-Price et al., 2018) has identified specific benefits that healthy older adults get from participating in arts activities. However, little research has featured the benefits of traditional craft activities, especially those prominent in different ethnic groups. The focus of this symposium will be on the benefits of traditional crafts for older adults, especially when those crafts are traditional to one’s culture and have benefits for identity. The proposed symposium will include papers by Chen and Alcantar on the impact of craft participation on diverse older adults. Kaori Otera Chen will be discussing older women weavers in New York State, and the psychological growth they experience from learning and practicing skills associated with weaving, and from creating beautiful pieces. Sandy Alcantar will be discussing a program that she runs for older Hispanic immigrants that promotes participation in traditional crafts to provide income and connect the immigrants to their culture of origin. Adams-Price will be discussing life-span developmental psychology and the sociocultural theory of creativity from Vlad Glaveanu, and their implications of the theory for discussing the significance of long-term participating in culturally-relevant crafts in later life, singly and in groups. She will tie in examples from diverse cultures, including older rural African American women who quilt.

Mediating Role of Training Engagement Between Service Quality, Interface Quality, and Employee Creativity in Workforce of Ministry of Interior Abu Dhabi, UAE

Purpose: Employee creativity is vital for the success of any organization. Organizations conduct trainings and engagement of employees in the trainings helps organizations to get successful results. Theoretical framework: Employee creativity is highly dependent on service quality and interface quality. Therefore, this study is tailored to identify the mediating role of training engagement between service quality, interface quality and employee creativity. In order to test the framework developed on the basis of new website quality assessment model by the supporting role of engagement theory and investment theory of creativity. Design/methodology/approach: For testing the model, adopted questionnaires have been used and structural equation modeling has been applied. The findings revealed that training engagement significantly mediate the relationship between service quality, interface quality and employee creativity. Findings: The findings are significant for the policy makers to stress on engagement of employees in the training activities and by improving the service quality and interface quality to develop creativity among employees to get fruitful results. Research, Practical & Social implications: provides basics for understanding effectiveness e-learning, training engagement over employee creativity. As a result, it is revealed that training engagement in the presence of information qualities, system qualities, service qualities, interface qualities, and emotional qualities have a significant effect on employee creativity. Originality/value: the current research focuses on the importance of service quality and interface quality over training engagement and its interaction together over employee creativity.

MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS GURU BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING DI JAWA BARAT MELALUI MODEL PELATIHAN CLEAR IDEAS

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Clear Ideas Training Model has increased the creativity of guidance and counseling teachers. Using a mixed-method with a concurrent embedded strategy over three unior High School Guidance and Counseling teachers who served in West Bandung Regency. The research stage consists of preliminary studies and exploring the profile of creative teachers through guided group discussions, development of implicit theories of creativity, exploration of teachers' creative growth mindset, exploration of creative motivation, and trials of implementing the Clear Ideas Training Model. In the preliminary study and trial of the training model, a single case study method with ABA design was used. Research findings show that the Clear Ideas Training Model is effective for enhancing participants' creativity. This is evidenced by creative ideas’ emergence at the 'erupt' stage and the successful implementation of creative ideas in the form of innovative guidance and counseling services at the Clear stage. At the align for delivery stage, a creative product for Guidance and Counseling teachers was launched through Instagram social media under the name "Guidance and Counseling Teacher Creativity Room" as an effort to diffuse innovation to students as users as well as to get feedback manifested as followers, likes and comments as parameters for the acceptance of creative products. Recommendations are addressed to the Guidance and Counseling Teacher Deliberation in order to consider the Clear Ideas Training Model as an alternative strategy for increasing teacher creativity. Keywords: creativity; school counselors; Clear Ideas training model