Creativity Matter Research Articles

Does creativity matter in personality traits and emotional intelligence?

AbstractCreativity has long been consistently assessed as a fundamental aspect of educational psychology and has been treated with much devotion by scholars. In this study, intricate relationship patterns between creativity, emotional intelligence, and personality traits were examined. The Marmara Creative Thinking Dispositions Scale, Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire‐Short Form (TEIQue‐SF), and The Ten‐Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) were administered to a cohort of 297 university students attending a university in İstanbul. The findings unveiled important insights into how these components interact. Employing correlational analysis to examine the relationships among the variables, it was found that while agreeableness did not exhibit a significant correlation with creativity, the remaining traits within the Big Five personality dimensions—openness to experience (r = .63), emotional stability (r = .29), conscientiousness (r = .38), and extraversion (r = .49)—displayed positively significant associations with creativity (p < .01), suggesting that individuals characterized by greater openness to experience, emotional stability, conscientiousness, and extraversion tend to exhibit higher levels of creativity in academic settings. That the link between emotional intelligence and creativity highlights a noteworthy association implies that individuals possessing higher levels of emotional intelligence are more likely to excel in creative endeavors. Regression analysis was employed to determine the specific contributions of each personality characteristic to creativity. Interestingly, when examining the predictive value of these factors, conscientiousness did not emerge as a statistically significant predictor of creativity. In contrast, both openness to experiences and extraversion exhibited strong predictive power, significantly influencing creativity. Similarly, emotional intelligence continued to be a significant predictor of creativity, reinforcing its role as a catalyst for innovative thinking. The results imply that individuals with higher levels of openness to experience, emotional stability, conscientiousness, and extraversion tend to be more creative in academic settings, highlighting the significance of emotional intelligence in promoting creative thinking and points out its potential to support creative endeavors.

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.

Generative Art and Computational Creativity Analysis on Features of “Processing.org” Programming Software

Integrative development between arts, science, and technology is evident. The birth of the computer era has influenced these matters since the 1990s. In the twenty-first century, various novelties and possibilities in the realm of digital arts had surfaced, whether it be in the realm of art creation or art appreciation. In this paper, the authors aim to analyze the matter of creativity in digital art by observing and utilizing Processing. org, an integrated development environment (IDE) software based on JavaScript, commonly used for visual coding. Qualitative methodology through literature review, data observation, and discourse analysis were applied through this research. The data obtained consists of JavaScript syntax and visual outputs generated by the command prompts. In analyzing the obtained data, generative art theory and computational creativity theory were utilized. Throughout the analysis, authors managed to note several functions—or command prompts—in Processing.org as key features of generative art creation. From the analysis, we could conclude that Processing software, through its features, could accommodate the creation of generative art and apply the concept of p-creativity within the context of computational creativity. In this paper, the authors also note the importance of randomization features on visual outputs.

“An Excellent Adventure . . . ”

Abstract Where do our most cherished teaching principles derive? How do we deploy them in ways that motivate students and nurture their critical engagement with the wider world? Drawing on insights gleaned from the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, this reflection explores how the development of two key strategies—engaging students through blended academic and pop-culture approaches and guiding their recognition and critical response to discursive power structures—transformed the author's pedagogical approach into one that is more student-centric and practically focused. Developed in the context of political science courses, but applicable especially to English and its instruction, these strategies decenter the instructor to promote more authentic engagement between students and the content they encounter, as well as with each other and the instructor. The strategies themselves, however, derive from a recognition that even the most light-hearted fare (such as Bill and Ted) may offer thoughtful insight into the craft of teaching: first, by recognizing that joy, passion, and creativity matter when structuring engaging learning experiences; and second, by clarifying how our attunement and response to subtle exercises of power—in the case of the film, pedagogical norms around acceptable academic projects—are instrumental in navigating a complex world.

«Мой идол, мой учитель, мой недосягаемый образец!»: И. С. Тургенев – читатель А. С. Пушкина

The article provides a holistic analysis of the reader’s perception by Ivan Turgenev ofAlexander Pushkin’s lyrical works. It focuses on the materials of the writer’s personal library (Ivan Turgenev State Literary Museum in the city of Oryol), namely the book (volume) 3 from the first posthumous collec-tion of the poet’s works (1838–1841) with numerous marks left by Turgenev. This paper is the first to recon-struct the picture of the writer’s thoughtful and responsive attitude to Alexander Pushkin as a poet, which is done through a comprehensive study of all the traces of reading left on the pages of the book by Ivan Turge-nev (underlining, notes). The nature of the marks indicates the writer’s concentrated attention both to the form of Alexander Pushkin’s verse and to the content. The writer’s reading reflection combines poetic texts into mainly three closely related thematic areas: moral and philosophical, love, and biographical. Ivan Tur-genev takes a special interest in Alexander Pushkin’s widely represented pairing of the images of life and death, he significantly deepens the dramatic notes in the author’s reflections on man and his position in the world. The philosophical meanings of Alexander Pushkin’s lyrics, which receive psychological voicing in the course of reading, also become for the writer a necessary tuning fork for the tragic sounding of the theme of love. Approaching the comprehension of the phenomenon of life creation in Alexander Pushkin’s works,Ivan Turgenev, on the one hand, places certain biographical accents in the poems, and, on the other hand, approaches the solution of the problem of the meaning and freedom of poetic creativity. For Ivan Turgenev, the sonnet To the Poetbecame the credo of a talented person in the matter of creativity.

A social cognition perspective on entrepreneurial personality traits and intentions to start a business: Does creativity matter?

PurposeThis paper proposes and empirically assesses a social cognition conceptual model linking creativity (both artistic and scholarly), entrepreneurial personality traits, and entrepreneurial intention. Specifically, the study draws on social cognition perspectives to investigate the potential role of creativity as a mechanism underlying the relationship between entrepreneurial personality traits and entrepreneurial intention.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 194 creative nascent entrepreneurs, the study tests the proposed model using Partial Last Squares Structural Equations Modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe study reveals that, among entrepreneurial personality traits, only risk-taking propensity is positively related to entrepreneurial intention. Interestingly, while artistic creativity seems to enhance entrepreneurial intention, scholarly creativity is found to stimulate a more cautious approach toward venturing. The findings also reveal that scholarly creativity fully mediates the relationship between tolerance for ambiguity and entrepreneurial intention.Originality/valueThe study makes an original contribution by showcasing how both artistic and scholarly creativity developed in the same socially situated cognitive environment can differentially influence decision-making and the relationship between entrepreneurial personality traits and entrepreneurial intention, thus contributing to social cognition perspectives and research in entrepreneurship.

Examining the (in)compatibility of formal project report writing and notions of agency and creativity in the written work of chemistry majors at a Singaporean university

I set out in this article to address the question of whether it is possible to be creative and agentive when the written content involves information of a factual, statistical, or empirical nature. In examining the matter of creativity and agentivity in such writing, I seek to locate my understanding of both areas in the realm of the situated, subjective, and the reflexive, and the expression of creativity as an enactment and enablement of these three qualitative dimensions through(out) the fluidity and contingency of the composing process and experience. My discussion first provides an account of my own reflexive positioning as a writing teacher. This section is followed by a review of relevant literature in the area of academic literacies and the way knowledge and disciplinarity as they are captured and naturalized in written text may be challenged for their supposed representation of static and depersonalized views of meaning. Thereafter I consider PW308 – a course in scientific project report writing – and feedback from a group of third-year chemistry students with respect to the situatedness of their individual experiences as they went about composing their project report.

Leadership styles and organisational innovation in Vietnam: does employee creativity matter?

PurposeThis paper aims to look into the role of transformational leadership and transactional leadership as predictors of employee creativity and organisational innovation. Employee creativity is examined as a potential mediator in the leadership styles–organisational innovation relationships.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional, quantitative design was adopted and structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques were used to analyse data collected from 369 employees working in 39 public coffee enterprises in Vietnam.FindingsTransformational leadership and transactional leadership were significant predictors of employee creativity and organisational innovation. Specifically, transformational leadership was instrumental to employee creativity and organisational innovation while transactional leadership was detrimental to these two variables. Additionally, employee creativity partially mediated the relationships between the two leadership styles and organisational innovation.Practical implicationsResults of this study benefit the management of organisations and policy makers by providing an insight of which leadership style will effectively suit public enterprises to promote employee creativity and foster organisational innovation.Originality/valueWhile there is a lack of studies investigating organisational innovation in organisational methods and that the interrelationships between leadership styles, employee creativity and organisational innovation are not fully understood, this study pioneers in examining relationships between leadership styles and organisational innovation that is being mediated by employee creativity. Figuring out that organisational innovation is more likely to be fostered by the positive influence of leadership behaviours and the improvement of employee creativity, in particular, the significant role of employee creativity represents important contributions of the current study.

Oriental for a Day

In so-called Oriental photo shoots, women stage themselves to convey an image of opulence, eroticism, mysticism, etc. After a brief review of the visual representation of the Orient in ethnographic photographs, tourist imagery, and art, the article turns to the scene of staged photography, in which the Other – even if only imagined – is experienced on one’s own body in contrast to other forms of representation. In-depth interviews with amateur models who describe themselves either as “German” or “Oriental” identify motivations for these stagings, among them the expression of femininity, nostalgia, and the longing for spirituality. These aspects can be condensed into two areas of conflict: the negotiation of sexuality, which in the image of the Oriental woman seems on the one hand untamed, on the other hand oppressed, and the compensation of shortcomings of one’s own cultural context, which nevertheless appears as without alternative in real life. Finally, the evaluation of the phenomenon will be discussed – to what extent the embodiment entails aspects beyond mere fascination and to what extent it is a matter of creativity or cultural appropriation.

CREATIVE ATTITUDE TO WORK IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITIES

The article states that pedagogical work is primarily a creative matter. It is no secret that the research, search principle is also inherent in the everyday pedagogical work of a physical education teacher. It is he who, thanks to his high professionalism and deep knowledge, achieves the means of his own academic subject so that schoolchildren grow up as comprehensively developed people.

Micro Medium and Small aEnterprise Human Resources’ Creativity in West Java Through Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) License in the Pandemic Covid-19 Situation

The creativity of human resources at Micro, Medium and Small Enterprise (MSME) had an essential part for the development of MSME in recent Covid-19 pandemic situation. The matter of creativity was significantly required through an intellectual property rights (IPR) license agreement support; furthermore, resulted the optimization of economic as its exclusive right equitably protected. Regardless the license agreement owned by West Java MSMEs was inadequately appropriate. This study purposed to find out how the human resources creativity of West Java MSME and human resources creativity through intellectual property rights license agreement in in the Covid-19 situation. This study applied a cross sectional method, qualitative normative juridical and legal interpretation methods. The descriptive research specification was quantitative analysis, implementing purposive sampling technique to obtain thirty MSME respondents specifically in West Java. In addition, the data collection engaged literature study techniques. The results showed that the creativity of human resource at MSME might increase the demand for MSME products. The human resources creativity including person, process, press and product perspectives were fundamental in the development of MSME. It referred to an indication by the frequency of respondents in carrying out each perspective assessed as a necessity in developing MSME. Thus, intellectual property rights license agreement led to be required aspect in improving, protecting and developing the creativity of human resources, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic situation. It was proven by being understood and trusted by West Java MSME; nevertheless, the participation at the time of socialization was not optimal. In the other hand, West Java MSME had been propertied by the intellectual property rights license agreement. It related to procedural constraints, lack of information and also costs.

Acciones transmediáticas propuestas desde el universo cinematográfico de The Conjuring

En la actualidad, las narrativas transmedia trastocan la forma en la que se interpretan los contenidos audiovisuales, posibilitando nuevas formas de interacción y consumo. Un ejemplo es la presencia de los universos cinematográficos expandidos, que han transformado en materia comunicacional y creativa los procesos de recepción fílmica. Dentro de lo fantástico, el cine de terror tiene relevancia al presentar una narrativa transmedia vigente y paradigmática: el universo cinematográfico de The Conjuring, que propone una serie de estrategias basadas en la cultura participativa y el conocimiento colectivo que potencian la experiencia transmediática. El artículo trata de detallar las estrategias transmediáticas de dicho universo que replantean la manera en la que se consume e interactúa con la producción fílmica, posibilitando nuevas experiencias de participación e interpretación dentro del cine de terror desde diversos lenguajes, medios y soportes.

Servant leadership and followers' creativity: does climate for creativity matter?

PurposeThis research proposes, building on social exchange theory and the componential theory of creativity, a model of servant leadership to investigate its effect on followers' creativity through the intervening mechanism of climate for creativity in the hospitality industry, operating in a non-Western context.Design/methodology/approachThe study predicted that climate for creativity will play a significant intervening role in the servant leadership–creativity relationship. The study’s data were collected from 232 employees working in 70 Palestinian hotels. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses along with techniques used to reduce common method bias.FindingsThe results revealed the significance of climate for creativity as a partial mediator in the relationship between servant leadership and followers' creativity.Practical implicationsThe results might be useful for hotel managers in the context of utilizing servant leadership roles for fostering a creative climate. They might, therefore, consider placing servant leaders as a recruitment agenda priority.Originality/valueThis research is novel in three ways. First, its aim is to enrich the empirical literature on servant leadership, which is still in a maturity stage. Second, even with the research studies that are available, limited analysis is found on how servant leadership can stimulate employees' behaviors in the hospitality industry. Third, the study has been conducted in a non-Western context, in contrast to most servant leadership research studies being carried out in Western countries.

Mindfulness and job performance: Does creativity matter?

Mindfulness is being fully awake with the here-and-now moment. This study examines the mechanisms through which mindfulness enhances job performance. Specifically, we hypothesise that the relationship between mindfulness and service employees’ job performance is mediated by creative process engagement and employee creativity. Using a sample of 180 full-time employees working at a professional service company, we find that job performance is significantly affected by employee creativity. The mediating effect of creative process engagement and employee creativity on the linkage between mindfulness and job performance is also found to be significant.

The Role of Creative Thinking in the Process of Forming Teachers’ Professional Identity

This study tracks the influence of creative thinking on the emerging professional identity of excellent student teachers. It is based on the responses of 120 participants in an accelerated academic program towards a B.Ed. and teacher’s certificate. The trainees are an inter-collegiate group from across Israel, with a range of demographic, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. They were part of the “Creativity that Changes Learning” program, which combines the theoretical subject matter of creativity with activities designed to make learning a more interactive and dynamic experience, actively engaging students in generating knowledge. Participants evaluated their learning experience. They noted that creative instruction requires extra effort. They viewed the learning environment as supporting the subject matter. They identified that teamwork contributes to the variety and diversity of ideas. They noted the multicultural nature of the group helped them understand the challenges they are likely to encounter as teachers. Findings show that the element of creative thinking was added as a part of their emerging professional identities. They expressed hesitation about the possibility of implementing creative instruction while being trained by veteran teachers who, in their estimation, would be reluctant to allow deviation from the standard lesson format.

Creativity

Why does creativity matter? When you approach life with a creative attitude, you are more open to new ideas and possibilities, better able to understand others' perspectives, and more likely to seek out multiple solutions to problems. Despite the stereotype of the mad genius, everyday creativity is just as important. You can use it to help you improve your mood and cope with stress, feel more connected with other people and the world—and even help you find meaning and purpose in life.

When does creativity matter: the impact of consumption motive and claim set-size

PurposeThis paper aims to identify two boundary conditions (consumption motive and claim set-size) affecting the effectiveness of an advertisement’s creativity.Design/methodology/approachAcross two experiments, the authors find support for hypotheses using both hedonic vs utilitarian products (Study 1) and hedonic vs utilitarian decision goals within the same product category (Study 2).FindingsCreativity is more effective for an advertisement when the consumption motive is utilitarian (vs hedonic). Further, using a larger claim set-size within an advertisement increases (decreases) the effectiveness of advertisement creativity for those with hedonic (utilitarian) consumption motives.Research limitations/implicationsThis research contributes to the creativity literature by showing when creativity matters depending on the consumption motive and claim set-size. In addition, this research expands the utilitarian vs hedonic consumption literature by highlighting another way in which these two motives differ. Finally, this study expands the claim set-size literature by demonstrating that the effects of claim set-size depend on both consumption motive and features of the ad (i.e. its level of creativity).Practical implicationsThese findings help marketers manage their advertising budget more effectively and efficiently knowing when advertisement creativity matters and thus when to invest in creativity.Originality/valueThe present research is the first to explicitly study boundary conditions for when ad creativity matters and shows that creativity matters more (i.e. enhances persuasiveness of the ad and attitudes toward the ad) when the consumption motive is utilitarian, especially when ads have small claim set-size. Additionally, creativity matters for hedonic consumption contexts if the advertisement has a large claim size.

Status of State Health Sciences Universities of India: A Webometric Analysis

Applications of ‘Web technology’ are a subject of concern in this rapidly changing world where creativity and innovation matter. The main objective of this paper is to present the findings of a webometric analysis of websites of state health sciences universities of India. This study was conducted in September 2018 using Alexa Traffic Rank, Google Page Rank and Google search engine. The results of the study indicated that as per the Alexa Traffic Ranking, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences and Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences universities of Andhra Pradesh State were on the top. Ayush and Health Sciences University of Chhattisgarh lead the list of universities in Google Page ranking system. The Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences of Telangana State ranked at the top for rich files. The present study provides information to eliminate the barriers to improve websites of state health sciences universities in India to make these websites more effectively fulfil the needs of users.

Will Becoming More Creative Make us More Tolerant?

Abstract This commentary attempts to address the question of “Why creativity matters?” from the perspective of social psychology, by pointing out processes, which promote creativity while diminishing prejudices. I argue that through enhancing creativity, stereotyping can be reduced which can translate to the further improvement of intergroup relations. The common correlates of low prejudices and creativity supporting this hypothesis, are presented in this paper and comprise: (1) cognitive flexibility, (2) openness to experience and (3) perspective taking. Further, I invoke the existing literature regarding the link between schema-inconsistencies and creativity, which highlights the interrelatedness of these processes, but views creativity as an outcome, rather than a tool for social change. The assumed relationship can be seen as an opening to numerous future research paths, as it can give rise to various detailed questions from the points of view of basic and applied psychology.

Creativity in and for Society

Abstract In this reply to Kaufman’s paper “Creativity’s Need for Relevance in Research and Real Life” I argue, from a sociocultural and pragmatist standpoint, that creativity matters because it captures the agentic, flexible, open and emergent side of human existence while, at the same time, helping us build, maintain, and transform the societies we live in.