Creative Subjects Research Articles

Structuring and empirical validation of a creative activity chain model for innovation in sustainable infrastructure development

This study constructs and empirically validates a Creative Activity Chain (CCA) structure model tailored for innovation in sustainable infrastructure development. In today’s competitive environment, fostering innovation is crucial for maintaining the relevance and effectiveness of infrastructure projects. The research underscores that a significant portion of a project’s long-term value is established during its initial concept and planning stages, highlighting the critical role of creativity in infrastructure development. The CCA model is developed through theoretical frameworks and empirical data, encompassing three key dimensions: creative subject chain, creative action chain, and creative operation chain. The model’s validity is tested with data from five large infrastructure development firms in China, involving 768 R&D staff as respondents. Rigorous statistical methods, including exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation modeling (SEM), and regression analysis, confirm the model’s robustness. The findings reveal significant positive correlations between the creative activity chain’s dimensions and the successful development of sustainable infrastructure projects. Additionally, the study examines the mediating effect of link strength within the creative activity chain, demonstrating its substantial impact on project outcomes. Implications for management include promoting diverse creative teams, systematic process management, and leveraging varied operational tools to enhance creativity in infrastructure development. This research contributes to the literature by introducing an integrated model for managing creative activities in sustainable infrastructure development, offering practical insights for improving innovation processes.

Creativity and Creative Subject in the Field of Social Communications: modern understanding and basic characteristics (part I)

The article examines the dynamics of creativity perception in successive attempts to study its interpretations in the social sciences and proposes a social and communicative approach to understanding the categories of creativity and the creative subject. The authors analyze the approaches to defining creativity in various research paradigms, which shows the applicability of the socio-communicative approach with a critical view on socio-psychological and sociological definitions of creativity. The text represents the discussion of the criteria and features of creativity and consider the main parameters and criteria of creativity as a communicative phenomenon. The authors propose a new understanding of the concept of creativity and explain it through three related concepts: (1) creative process, (2) creative subject and (3) creative product. At the end, the authors substantiate the typology of creative products and discuss the essence of the consumer value of creative products, highlighting its rational and emotional dimensions.

Subject Creates Abilities and Needs

As creative subjects, humans have two fundamental aspects: ability and need. If the need is defined as the purpose, then the ability will become a means and gradually become corrupted; conversely, if the ability is considered the purpose, the need will become non-existent, or in other words, the need becomes the purpose of the ability. The imbalance in the relationship between need and ability in the subject is one of the reasons why the subject turns itself into an object. The fundamental conflicts between people return in a more diverse and complex way. This article will explore the relationship between the needs and abilities of creative subjects in the context of issues such as individual-community, nature-society, and freedom - necessity;... From there, it is argued that the exchange between ability and need between creative subjects is an inevitable rule in the development process of society.

Study of the Subjectivity of ChatGPT in Literary Creation from the Perspective of the Media Equation

Based on the perspective of The Media Equation, this study explores the issues of creative subject logic, intersubjective relationships, and subject rights brought about by the involvement of large language model technology, represented by ChatGPT, in literary creation. From the aspect of creative subject logic, although ChatGPT can generate structurally rigorous and grammatically standard texts, it still has noticeable deficiencies in emotional depth and originality compared to human creators. This phenomenon not only triggers a profound reflection on the essence of AI creation but also prompts a reevaluation of the importance of emotion in literary creation. From the aspect of intersubjective relationships, the emergence of ChatGPT has changed the relationship pattern between authors, readers, and AI, constructing a new triangular interactive model. This shift in power requires a redefinition of the boundaries of literary creation and an exploration of new paradigms of human-machine collaboration in creation. From the aspect of subject rights, the development of technology also poses new challenges to the existing legal system, especially copyright law. How to reasonably define the legal status of AI-generated content while protecting originality and encouraging human creation has become an urgent issue to be addressed.

Subjectivity in Women's Writing in the Cyber Age

Women's creativity has undergone a long and difficult development. The emergence of the intangible cultural heritage "Jiangyong Nvshu" gave women an exclusive language to express their life experiences, but in the feudal historical environment, women's self-consciousness was limited, not deep or firm enough,and they could not really fight against the structure, and the subjectivity of women's calligraphy was only a restricted narrative of suffering. With socio-economic development and the rise of Internet platforms, patriarchy and male power can no longer force women to be silent, and the situation of female creators has improved. The Internet is not only a platform for amplifying women's voices, but also a field for women and their creations to be discussed and interpreted again. The era of blogging is not only a time for women to bravely break into the public sphere to write about their subjectivity, but also a time when they may be pressurized and even violated by the words of the other on the Internet. Through the qualitative research methods of purposive sampling and semi-structured in-depth interviews, this paper investigates the personal experiences of four female Internet users to understand their feelings about contemporary female creators, and analyzes their interpretations of the public opinion environment in which female creators find themselves, taking Jia Ling's personal experience and the heated debates her work Yolo as an example on the Internet.The four interviewees are student MengQianye ,editor WangYanshi, operator Pangding and YouTuber HeNan.This paper explores the limitations and possibilities of female creators' writing subjectivity in the cyber era from public figures to the creators around them, and from the experience of the creative subject to the perception of the other, from multiple levels and perspectives.

Developing new healthcare practice learning environments through a third-space reflective practice approach: a case study

PurposeThe creation of new practice learning environments for healthcare students promotes the development of professional judgement skills and decision-making. Through the modelling of established practices across other subject disciplines, Healthcare Technicians designed and created the Clinical Skills Lounge to support student learning outside of scheduled classes.Design/methodology/approachThe design and development of a new learning and simulation space for healthcare students was created following feedback from students. Using a model of learning support for students across the creative subject disciplines, the creation of the Clinical Skills Lounge provided an opportunity to create a space where practical techniques could be practiced and support provided by Technicians.FindingsStudent feedback highlights the importance and flexibility of the Clinical Skills Lounge design and opportunities to learn and practice key skills outside of timetabled sessions. Greater confidence and opportunities to further develop decision-making skills were reported by students who use this space.Originality/valueThis particular type of learning environment promotes greater reflection, provides the opportunity for students to learn alongside their peers and encourages inter-professional learning. The opportunities for greater decision-making, confidence building and preparation for clinical placements.

Petri Nets Modeling of a Flexible Manufacturing System

In a world where industrial mechatronic systems evolve daily, the intensity of these requirements influences the maximization of efficiency, the optimization of the safety of the working environment including humans,and the increase of the quality of services. This is why industrial computing is becoming a necessity for manufacturers and even researchers working on innovative and creative subjects. This paper deals with theanalysis and the modeling of a flexible manufacturing system. Firstly, the study of the system engineering then presented the composition of the studied system. Second, we present an application of a modeling based on Petri Nets. Finally, the last presentconclusion and future work

Governance Prospects for the Development of Generative AI Film Industry from the Perspective of Community Aesthetics

Generative AI has brought about a new revolution and challenge to the film industry, with artificial intelligence gradually shifting from a creative tool to a creative subject. The issue of symbiosis between AI creation and human creation urgently needs to be addressed. The problems in the AI governance system, laws and regulations, technical means, governance tools, and practical implementation in the film industry are still absent. This paper will trace the origin of generative AI films, reflect on the advantages and limitations of AI in the film industry, and analyze the current development of artificial intelligence governance at home and abroad, thereby promoting the development and governance of the Chinese generative AI film industry, and exploring the ethical relationships between people, society, and oneself under the perspective of community aesthetics.

SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL OF THE PERSONALITY OF PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS IN ADOLESCENT AGE

The relevance of the study of spirituality is determined by the rapid social transformations and the need of a person to adapt to constant transformations in the conditions of war and peace, which is an important task not only for psychological science but also for the education system and the system of Social Policy. The new challenges of civilization prepare a person for the process of continuous changes, they require the readiness to act, to manifest oneself not only as an active creative subject of one’s own life path but also as a creator of socio-cultural activities, therefore the development of the spiritual potential of the Ukrainian nation determines the prospects of our future. The study of spiritual potential in youth will help to form a clearer picture of the worldview of today’s youth. Methodology. The study was conducted in January 2022. Sample: 60 psychology students of Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University named after Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, aged 17-21 years. n order to diagnose the spiritual potential, the distribution of the spiritual potential in the substructures of the personality, and the spiritual value orientation of the personality, the methodology “Spiritual potential of the personality” was used (Pomitkin, 2013). Results. The results of the diagnosis of the distribution of spiritual potential in the substructures of students’ personalities show only the dominance of the respondents’ spiritual potential in the communication substructure. Diagnostics of their orientation to spiritual values demonstrate the importance of knowledge and self-knowledge for the research. According to other criteria, a low level of development of the spiritual potential of the person under investigation was determined. The obtained results can be used for further research on the development of the spirituality of young people (in the development of training programs, and psychoeducational programs) and in the psychological counseling of students.

Concept art for 2D animation film adaptation of short story Colorful Mind

The concept of short story titled 'Colorful Mind' is written in the third person. Its plot was inspired by the fact that education still prioritizes logic over all else and hence dismisses creative thinking. This stigma drives children to choose logic-based academic disciplines over creative subjects, even if this is not their true calling. Using this issue as the story's moral, the production of the film 'Colorful Mind' intends to encourage children of this generation to pursue their love and calling for art without getting swayed by society's old-fashioned stigma. The concept art for 'Colorful Mind' hopes to communicate successfully to its viewers through its visual features by employing solid research and theories, so that the message of the story may be easily grasped to its target of 7-8-year-old children.

Making something new

This reflective piece considers the question ‘What do you learn when you study creative subjects?’. The author draws on pedagogical theory and practice to explore how centring a curriculum around the act of ‘making something new’ informs student expectations and experiences within a creative arts education. It concludes by arguing that educators should embrace the restless tension between the neatness of an aligned curriculum and the messiness of learning to create opportunities for students to try the possibilities of things. In doing so, they can help students make connections during their education and navigate a complex, changing and uncertain world beyond their studies.

The Role of Environmental Factors in Fostering Creativity in the Classroom

Creativity is a set of skills, a form of thinking, and a way of meeting and excelling in the demands of the 21st century. This article explores creative gaps and inadequacies that hinder the development of teacher and student creativity in classrooms. Drawing from various disciplines, this article explores the challenges schools face in nurturing creativity through an in-depth analysis of existing literature, research studies, and expert views on the subject of creativity in education. The author discusses how teachers play a pivotal role in nurturing students' creativity and the importance of empowering teachers, with a focus on equipping teachers with the necessary tools and knowledge. The author contends that empowering teachers to create transformative educational experiences creates students who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and contributors to a dynamic and innovative society. Keywords: Creativity, student, teacher, practical suggestions, classroom environment

Идея «творящей формы» в эстетике русского авангарда 1920-х годов

The Russian avant-garde of the 1920s was a time of a utopian thinking crisis in theoretical aesthetics and in art. The utopianism of the avant-garde project consisted in the impracticability of the mission of art to totally transform reality and man through aesthetic means. The key idea of the avant-garde aesthetic concepts was the effectiveness of the creative form building the integrity of the life creative matter. The concept of the “creative form” was developed in different directions: from the concept of a single style in all spheres of life and the theory of synthesis of arts to the aesthetics of functionally appropriate forms of the objective environment. The symbolic language of style was a universal aesthetic translation of metaphysical ideas into sensual ontological image of the wholeness of being; synthesis of arts was seen as a means of expressing the initial wholeness of cosmic being; and a functionally appropriate form of the objective environment was understood as a means of direct involvement of man, spontaneously causing his active creative response. The utopianism of the idea of the “creative form” determined its rapid demise, which had a complex of philosophical, social, political and human reasons. The major of them included the totality of the wholeness project, the undervaluation of the individual artistic subject’s creative freedom, the rejection of a substantial spiritual and value-based interpretation of culture, the hope that the aesthetic influence might transform the masses into creative subjects, the narrowing of the potentialities of the utopian project by the attempt to turn it into a methodology of action, the pursuit of realization that limited the growth of its inner potential, and the undervaluation of the real conditions for its implementation.

The cultural and philosophical foundations of the correlation of the phenomena of «artistry» and «creativity»

The object of this research is artistry and creativity as sociocultural phenomena. The subject of this research is the cultural and philosophical foundations of the correlation of the desired phenomena. The developed foundations represent the criterion foundation for differentiating artistry and creativity from the point of view of ontological, epistemological, axiological, sociocultural, anthropological, praxiological, ethical and aesthetic approaches. The phenomenon of «artistry» is justified as the creation of a previously non-existent or original, meaningful and qualitative transformation of existing being, which manifests itself in the establishment of a work of art that is valuable to the subject itself, society and culture due to its actual exclusivity. In turn, creativity is defined as a combinatorial and plagiarized comparison or formal and quantitative redistribution of heterogeneous fragments of being, which manifests itself in the emergence of an artistic work that has a certain price for a mass consumer audience due to its superficial «elitism». The methodological foundation of this research is a systematic approach, comparative-historical and analytical-interpretative methods, as well as hermeneutic and phenomenological approaches. The scientific novelty of the conducted research lies in a holistic, systematic and poly-aspect substantiation of the essence of the phenomena of artistry and creativity and the disclosure of the features of their sources, process, subject and orientation. On the basis of the developed cultural and philosophical foundations, multidimensional definitions of artistry and creativity are formulated, including the designated critical features. The research also outlines the contours of a special philosophical discipline – the philosophy of creativity and its separate subsections. The main conclusion of the research is the position on the inadmissibility of replacing artistry with creativity in order to avoid the dangers of depersonalization of the creative subject, dehumanization of social relations and degradation of cultural traditions.

Paysage and Landscape in Belarusian Writings of the 17th сentury

Basing on the material of works of Belarusian literature of the 17th century (М.-К. Radzivill, J. Kamienski-Dlužyk, К. Zawiša and others), the article analyzes the features of the author’s perception of nature as an object of artistic representation. The appearance of paysage and landscape sketches in the works of this period is considered as evidence of the development of the inductive method of perception of reality, as well as writers’ awareness of the beauty of nature and their own creative subjectivity.

The Philosophy of creativity: conceptual approaches of V.S. Solovyov and N.A. Berdyaev

The object of this paper is creativity as a cultural philosophical and historical-philosophical phenomenon. The subject of the research is the substantiation of the essence of creativity by Russian religious philosophy on the example of the doctrine of V.S. Solovyov and N.A. Berdyaev. The aim of this research is to identify and articulate the key semantic constructs of creativity from the positions of the above-mentioned thinkers. The article also explores ideas about the nature of creativity and the specific features of a creative subject through the prism of relevant concepts of a socio-humanitarian orientation. A brief historical and philosophical excursion into the understanding of the ontological essence of creativity is carried out, modern ontological concepts of creativity are revealed and an existentially oriented concept of creativity is proposed. The theoretical basis of the research is the original works of V.S. Solovyov and N.A. Berdyaev, as well as various commenting scientific sources. The methodological foundation of the research is a comparative analysis and a method of contextual vision of creativity. The main result of the conducted research is the articulation of key aspects of the understanding of creativity by V.S. Solovyov and N.A. Berdyaev. It is shown that for the first philosopher, the central task of creativity is the spiritualization of the material world through the realization of the unity of Goodness, Truth and Beauty, while the second thinker considers the main mission of creativity to be the establishment of a fundamentally different spiritual being by the subject. The scientific novelty of the research also lies in the comparative characterization of the concepts of creativity of these thinkers in terms of essence, tasks, meaning, material, sources, functions, result and other structural aspects.

Advances in Polymer‐Based Organic Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Materials

AbstractOrganic room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials are actively explored as attractive candidates for optoelectronic and bioelectronics applications given their unique long‐lived excited‐state features and inherent merits of low‐cost, appreciable functionality, and good biocompatibility. In recent years, many efforts in molecular design and aggregation modulation are devoted to achiev efficient RTP from organics, among which an emerging strategy focuses on confining chromophores within polymer matrices. Polymers possess intertwined chains making them a good platform to restrain the nonradiative decays and quenching, allowing the triplet excitons to survive a long time enough for emission at room temperature. Progress relating to polymer‐based organic RTP materials is highlighted as a new creative subject in the field. This review outlines recent advancements in polymer‐based organic RTP materials. The fundamental mechanism of organic RTP is first presented. Thereafter, design considerations and strategies to construct polymer‐based organic RTP materials are summarized in detail. Several promising progresses in the proposed use of these RTP materials, such as encryption and anti‐counterfeiting, sensors, and bioimaging are overviewed. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives are discussed to emphasize the directions that deserve focus attention in the field.

Применение техник актерского мастерства в условиях формального обучения как часть творческого потенциала будущего учителя начальных классов

This article examines the influence of art and creativity in the process of formal education among undergraduate students of primary education. The use of creative techniques can be the key, which is necessary in the learning process to create conditions for organizing joint teaching activities of the teacher and independent work of students during formal education. The result can be in stimulating creative work, increasing students’ self-esteem and self-awareness, and gaining individuality. Traditional forms of teaching, including lectures and PowerPoint presentations, are no longer sufficient to adequately engage the younger generation in the digital age. So teachers need teaching methods that can engage students in real group settings and simultaneously be tested and approved. The subject of creativity in this study is acting techniques developed by teachers, directors of theatrical work, such as Stanislavsky K.S., Strasberg L., and Chekhov M.A., whose techniques were subjected to our study in the article. The techniques were studied, processed and applied within the framework of the discipline “Children’s Literature with a Workshop on Expressive Reading” in the context of formal education. To conduct research within the framework of the above discipline, practical tasks and SIW based on acting techniques were developed. The problems that students have encountered or will face when they begin to conduct pedagogical activities are indicated. Conclusions and ways of solving problems on the way of becoming future primary school teachers are proposed.

Vernacular garden as urban landscape element (сomparative analysis of Kyiv and Prešov cases)

Background. The aim of the paper is to compare the vernacular gardening within urban landscapes in Ukraine and Slovakia through its ability to enhance resident engagement and reduce levels of indifference and alienation. Methods. I apply Lehtinen's idea of urban aesthetics as a compromise, highlighting the significance of engaging with city imperfections to achieve urban harmony, as well as Jackson and von Bonsdorff offer contrasting perspectives on the landscape concept and urban environment, respectively. Cureton introduces the concept of "vernacular landscape," while Macauley emphasizes the embodied experience of walking in the city. Fenner's insights on gardens enrich the discussion by highlighting their historical resonance and aesthetic allure. Additionally, the text explores the interdisciplinary approach to analyzing vernacular gardens, drawing on concepts from Foucault and Heidegger to provide a comprehensive understanding of their socio-cultural and aesthetic significance within urban landscapes. Results. Vernacular gardens in Kyiv's Rusanivka microdistrict play significant role in intertwining private and public spaces through the lens of care. Amidst the backdrop of war in Ukraine, these gardens symbolize resilience and resistance. Contrasting vernacular gardening practices in Kyiv and Prešov , it highlights their distinct characteristics reflective of their urban landscapes, with Kyiv gardens representing individual initiatives against Soviet traditions and Prešov gardens seamlessly integrating into the urban fabric with a focus on post-Socialist architecture and individual creativity. Conclusions. The study of vernacular elements of the urban landscape, in particular – the vernacular garden and the practice of vernacular gardening, implemented through a combination of different approaches and disciplines: urban, negative and phenomenological aesthetics, cultural anthropology and cultural studies around the landscape, vernacular landscape and cityscape, as well as practical interview methods and walking the combination of different approaches made it possible to define a vernacular garden precisely as a place created by a creative subject within the urban landscape. It acquires the status of a heterotopia and a place that allows you to get involved in the urban environment, identify with it and feel its atmosphere.

Рефлексия как культурально-персонологический механизм становления научного творчества и духовного поиска в образовании (в связи с 65-летним юбилеем В. В. Умрихина)

The article is devoted to the actual study of the factors of the formation of the personality of the historian and methodologist of human studies V.V. Umrikhin, the interaction of which forms a psychological mechanism for the development of creativity of a modern scientist. For the first time, the periodization of his life creation in the socio-cultural conditions of the interrelation of external institutional and internal personological determinants determining the formation of the subject of scientific activity and the productivity of his self-realization in the scientific study of history and in the development of a comprehensive methodology of modern psychological cognition has been developed. The system-forming role of the interrelation of formal and informal communications in the formation of professional self-consciousness of the subject of scientific creativity is shown. The interrelation of formal and informal communications in the formation of the professional formation of the subject of scientific creativity is shown. Formal communications were carried out in the institutional space of V.V. Umrikhin's professional education as a student (at the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University – Lomonosov Moscow State University) and a graduate student (in the sector of social psychology of science, headed by the scientific supervisor of his diploma and dissertation research, the leading Russian historian of psychology M.G. Yaroshevsky) of the Institute of the History of Natural Science and Technology (IIEiT) of the USSR Academy of Sciences named after S. I. Vavilov, as well as research activities both in this sector and in parallel – teaching the history and theory of human studies at the Departments of General Psychology of Moscow State University and the Orthodox Humanitarian University. V.V. Umrikhin's informal communications were carried out by him with MSU students and IIEiT graduate students who participated in the system-methodological circle on reflexive psychology of creativity, led by I. N. Semenov in the Scientific Student Society of the Faculty of Psychology of Moscow State University and in the All-Union Section "Psychology of Creativity", which worked under the chairmanship of Ya. A. Ponomarev on the basis of the Institute of Psychology of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The system-forming role of complementarity of institutional-formal and initiative-informal communications as socio-psychological determinants in the formation of professional self-consciousness of subjects of scientific creativity in the socio-cultural conditions of the development of modern psychology is shown.