Group Creativity Research Articles

INCREASING CREATIVITY THROUGH EDUCATIVE GAMES IN CHILDREN

The creativity of group Anak usia dini children has not developed optimally. Of the 27 children in the class, there are 19 children whose creativity has not developed very well. This study aims to increase children's creativity through collage activities. This research is a collaborative classroom action research using the Kemmis and Mc Taggart models. The subjects of this study were group B children, which consisted of 27 children consisting of 17 girls and 10 boys. The object under study is children's creativity. Data collection is done through observation and interviews. Data analysis techniques using quantitative descriptive. The results showed that children's creativity increased after being given action through collage activities using paper, natural materials and artificial materials which gave children the freedom to explore, choose suitable materials and colors, free to cut, tear, cut and roll the material according to their wishes and use the tools provided according to the needs of the child. This increase can be seen from the initial condition of the creativity of group B children of 29.63%, then in cycle I it increased to 55.55% using paper and natural materials, and increased in cycle II to 81.48% with the addition of materials using natural materials. paper, natural materials and artificial materials. The results of the study showed that collage activities could increase the creativity of group ANAK USIA DINI children in the tahun 2023 school year.

Съвременен атомистичен модел на изкуството. Част трета

The Contemporary Atomistic Model of Art sought represents an ontogenetic process of creation, communication and perception of the artwork in the environment that surrounds us and that is within us. Instead of immutable wholes (holism), we have infinite sets of processes of connection and disconnection, merging and splitting of “nuclei” (atomism) where interactions are clearly visible. Through art, thought of as the porous structure of society with permeable sites of relation, each image and each material form of an artwork is only a connective element with values and other forms that are transferable in society. This is a principle of dynamic connection in which form is a kind of representation and a potential condition of exchange. The in-between zone has been distinguished, bearing its own traditions and recognizing both the connectedness as well as the separate items that are connected. Fluid culture atomism (fluid atomism) is where we observe the dynamics in interactions in an ever-changing structure that is itself made up of separated atomic units briefly grouped into more complex molecular formations, with all the connections between them being impermanent and temporary. Both the internal structures and the state of the whole change. The interactions of individual units are a key factor in the analysis of processes in art. These processes are embedded in perishable, dynamically transforming networks of ‘private’ art worlds, the sum of which is not the Universal World but a momentary state in an ever-changing system. The relationship between the individual artist and the overall system of organized artistic life passes through interactions of a socialpsychological type in organized temporary groups of artists. This article discusses the possible relations between the field of social psychology and art. Emphasis is placed on the aspects of innovative artistic inquiry, discussed as the singular and the unique in art as opposed to the established order. Innovation in art is juxtaposed with innovation in social bonding as a social psychological problem of creativity. Individual creativity is compared to the creativity of groups and the particularities of the creative processes inherent to individual artists. Such an interpretation develops further the idea of an art world seen as impermanent and dynamically changing networks of ‘private’ art worlds. Among the autonomous zones defined by the individual and the group are found shared zones through which polar differences are harmonized. Individual artistic innovation is juxtaposed with innovative practices that are formed through the action of the groups.

“There’s no us vs. them, it’s just us”: a creative approach to centring lived experience within the AVATAR2 trial

This article describes a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) led creative workshop space held within a clinical trial of a talking therapy for distressing voices (AVATAR2). PPI adds significant value to clinical research and ensures the work is meaningful to patients and their supporters. However, known issues include tokenism, a common power imbalance between PPI colleagues and researchers and a lack of opportunity for PPI to shape the research. PPI has played a key role at all stages of the AVATAR2 trial, including design, recruitment of staff and participants, data collection, analysis, and dissemination. An active and creative group of people was established, with over 30 members flexibly involved across all four sites. PPI group members were from diverse backgrounds, with lived experience of mental health conditions and recovery, and including carers. During this work, PPI colleagues identified that they would value a creative space which would help to promote the study but extend beyond an exclusive focus on trial deliverables. A regular creative workshop was established to support PPI colleagues in their creative work, including material such as poetry, blogs, art and podcasts. PPI colleagues and trial staff have cowritten a reflective piece to share their experiences on the impact of the creative workshops, organised into four themes. We found the workshops to be a powerful tool for forging relationships among trial staff and PPI colleagues, while also fostering personal development. We reflected on how the workshops built up the confidence of attendees and supported demanding trial activities such as public speaking. Finally, we discussed the impact of the workshops on wider trial culture, by upholding the values of the team and challenging the status quo.

Protean Careers: Case Studies of South African Women Working in Music

This qualitative research investigates the career experiences of 14 female musicians in the city of Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Findings accord with research conducted in other countries, and like their international counterparts, these musicians find themselves in a complex and precarious industry. They develop their identity or brand, build networks, and pursue lifelong learning while working in non-music fields to sustain their employability. The findings also indicate that a music qualification is not a prerequisite for employment except in the field of music education, and that such formal qualifications are associated with greater job security in this field. These findings offer new insights and a nuanced understanding of how a specific group of music creatives navigate protean careers.

Structural brain correlates of creative personality: a voxel-based morphometric study

ABSTRACT The current study explored the neuroanatomical basis of creative personality using the voxel-based morphometric (VBM) approach. The sample comprised two groups – Creative (CR) group (professional creative artists) and matched controls with no demonstrated artistic creativity (NC) with 20 participants in each group, in the age range of 20–40 years, right-handed (screened using Edinburgh Handedness Inventory) and had minimum average intelligence (IQ > 90 on Raven’s Progressive Matrices). Professional creative artists were selected using the creativity achievement questionnaire, creativity was assessed using the Wallach & Kogan test of creativity, and personality was administered using NEO-FFI. The result indicates that creative individuals have significantly higher openness to new experiences and it positively correlates with the right middle frontal gyrus. VBM analysis indicates increased gray matter volume in the inferior frontal gyrus and anterior cingulate gyrus in the CR group, pointing toward the integration of cognitive and imaginative processes that might be implicated in creative personality.

Will trust move mountains? Fostering radical ideas in public organizations

Abstract Demands for greater quality of public services and enhanced efficiency have intensified changes in public organizations. Not surprisingly, these organizations are increasingly searching for new and useful ideas, including disruptive ones, to meet current demands. Whereas previous studies on team radical creativity (TRC) have focused on the influence that subordinates’ trust in the supervisor has on this type of creativity, this work innovates by testing the leader’s trust in the team as an antecedent. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, we further add to knowledge by considering the mediating role of team-perceived organizational support for creativity and the moderating role of team collaborative climate (TCC). The research model was tested with a sample of 228 teams from public organizations with data collected from two sources at three moments in time. We found that the leader’s trust in the team has a direct positive relationship with TRC and an indirect positive relationship with creativity via team-perceived organizational support. We also observed that TCC positively moderates the relationship between the leader’s trust in the team and TRC. These results deliver meaningful theoretical and practical insights into how organizations, especially public ones, can improve team creativity and thus enhance organizational performance.

10 short astrophysical FD shows

The installation of a digital planetarium called Unisphere was completed at the Institute of Physics of the Silesian University in Opava in 2019. This academic planetarium is mainly used for educational purposes in shows focussing on astrophysics. One of the first projects the creative group is working on is the production of 10 short fulldome shows on very advanced astrophysical topics. The main motivation for the creation of these shows and the choice of astrophysical topics is the effort to popularise the work of scientists directly from our department. Commercial production companies do not include such topics in their shows. The shows are aimed at high school students and the general public interested in astrophysics. One of them was also presented at the Fulldome Festival in Brno and GDP 2023 in Solingen

Stage 2 Registered Report Personal factors and group creative outcomes: A correlational meta-analysis

Previous research has indicated that individual differences play a role in group creativity. Group creativity activities have different outcomes, leading to numerous ways to assess the effectiveness of these creative activities. To date, no meta-analysis has been performed on the relationship between the outcomes of the creative activity and personal factors of the group members. In this Registered Report, we conducted a meta-analysis (n = 11, k = 72) on the relationship between personal factors and group creativity outcomes. We found weak support for a positive correlation between self-efficacy and group creativity outcomes, between r = .04 and r = .67. We found weak support for a moderation effect of time constraint, with stronger relationships for conditions limited to 20 minutes as opposed to 10 minutes. Finally, we found that only a few studies could be included in the meta-analysis, because many studies (1) did not directly measure creativity, or (2) measured other, less common personal factors. We call for a more systematic and direct approach to measuring creativity and an improvement of open science practices in the field. Data and analysis can be found at https://osf.io/xwph9.

The Role of Paradoxical Leadership in Stimulating Employees Radical Creativity

The Role of Paradoxical Leadership in Stimulating Employees Radical Creativity

Brainstorming: Interbrain coupling in groups forms the basis of group creativity

Although the impact of group dynamics on creativity is widely recognized, prior research has primarily concentrated on individuals in isolation from social context. To address this lacuna, we focus on groups as the fundamental unit of analysis. We used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine brain activity in groups of four during brainstorming discussions. We assessed interbrain coupling in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region linked to flexibility, and in the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), a region associated with imitation. Our findings demonstrate that creativity-focused discussions induced interbrain coupling both in regions related to flexibility and herding. Notably, interbrain coupling in the IFG was associated with more imitation of responses. Critically, while interbrain coupling in the DLPFC positively predicted group creativity, in the IFG it negatively predicted creativity. These findings suggest that increase in group mindsets of flexibility relative to herding is important for enhancing group creativity.

Learning professionalism using creativity and diversity concepts

ABSTRACT Clinical relevance Professionalism is a multidimensional sociocultural construct that is abstract, evolving and context-dependent in nature. This has made the teaching and assessment of professionalism in healthcare complex and challenging. A lack of professionalism can increase patient risk and litigation. Background This article examines group creativity and diversity across healthcare and non-healthcare disciplines and how they can assist students in constructing their own understandings and knowledge of professionalism. It is proposed that linking professionalism to creativity will improve understanding on how to help students studying healthcare learn about professionalism better. Methods A total of 30 students from different tertiary levels and across disciplines participated in the study. They explored either a gallery or museum and examined an artefact relating to professionalism. Learning experiences were evaluated via survey results and thematic analyses of their reflective essays and semi-structured interviews. Results Participants reported increased understanding of professionalism and appreciation of perspectives and skills of others. The creative aspect of the task was fun and engaging, and group diversity enabled different opinions and perspectives to be heard and shared. This is analogous to a professional working environment. Themes generated from the essays were: (a) intrinsic motivation, (b) diversity, (c) learnings of professionalism, and (d) challenge encountered. Conclusion The results of this research make a meaningful contribution to existing literature by empirically demonstrating that students from different disciplines could better construct their own understandings of professionalism when their learning activities were performed in an authentically creative and diverse setting. This educational concept is underpinned by diverse types of creativities that are not mutually exclusive. It is hoped that this first piece of evidence will stimulate more studies on utilising group creativity and diversity in healthcare education.

PECULIARITIES OF ECOLOGICALLY ORIENTED RECREATIONAL COMPLEXES OF EUROPE

The demand for safe recreation conditions is growing every day. Therefore, hotels, lodges which acquire ecological characteristics, improving the interiors of the premises, the exterior of the territories, causing green areas and growing organic products, supporting the ideas of resource conservation and remediation of territories. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the most successful tourism eco-projects in Europe, to identify environmental criteria that attract vacationers and improve the quality of the environment, to evaluate the service, natural attraction and creativity of holiday destinations, to make a comparative description of hotels and resorts located in different natural areas. Service, proximity to nature and the satisfaction of visitors with interaction of nature, design of the exterior and interior, the availability of exclusive decor items, and non-standard leisure activities are the three important criteria for choosing a hotel or resort today. These three criteria were studied by the method of manual analysis of visitor reviews. Most often vacationers mention natural beauty, somewhat less often – service, and quite rarely – creativity in the design and organization of recreation. For the first time, the most successfully functioning ecological resorts in Europe are divided into groups by location and natural resources. The requirements for resorts that are popular among the visitors have been formed. The criteria of service, natural advantages and creativity in different groups are compared.

Exploring the combination of individual and organizational–environmental factors in the expression of radical and incremental creativity

AbstractInnovative products and services are key factors in corporate competitiveness, and the expression “employee creativity” is the top priority factor in leading corporate innovation. This study aims to investigate the differences between the predictive variables for the expression of radical and incremental creativity and the combinations of the predictive variables, which aid in the expression of two types of creativity. A research survey was conducted with 600 employees working in newspaper, broadcasting, and film businesses. The results were derived by conducting a fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA) on 513 useful samples. Using necessity and sufficiency analysis of a fs/QCA, the results indicate that the three personal factors—job expertise, creative process engagement, and work engagement—are commonly required for two types of creativity. Conversely, organizational–environmental factors, a risk‐taking climate, and external networking behavior are only predictive variables of radical creativity. This study's results provide insights regarding the personal and environmental resources that employees must secure to express radical and incremental creativity. Because a clear difference was found in the factors required for the expression of the two types of creativity, based on the results of this study, Human Resource Development(HRD) can devise an effective method to support the expression of the two types of differential creativity.

When prevention facilitates group creativity: The effect of regulatory focus and regulatory fit on interpersonal neural couplings of creative communications

Despite numerous studies demonstrating connections between regulatory focus, regulatory fit, and group creativity, their impact on the inter-brain mechanism of creative communication is still unclear. Under the regulatory focus theory, Experiment 1 required dyads to complete creative tasks in three conditions (promotion focus, prevention focus, control) while monitoring hemodynamic inter-brain synchronization. In comparison to the other two conditions, dyads with a promotion focus showed higher levels of creative performance. This was also supported by increased inter-brain neural synchronization (IBS) in two ROI pairs (i.e., r-DLPFC_m-FPC; r-DLPFC_l-SMA), which signifies a positive shift towards prioritizing team members' opinions and improved alignment of body movements. Considering the lower creative performance of the prevention-focused dyad in Experiment 1, Experiment 2 referred to the regulatory fit theory and attempted to explore whether fit priming of prevention-focused dyads would facilitate their creative performance more than the misfit dyad. Both the fit and misfit dyads were induced with a prevention focus first. Results illustrated that prevention-focused dyads with fit priming accompanied by higher creative performance and enhanced inter-brain neural synchronization in four ROI pairs (i.e., l-DLPFC_l-FPC; r-FPC_r-FPC; l-FPC_r-FPC; l-FPC_ l-FPC), which potentially signifies a move towards more goal-oriented behavior to prevent team innovation from failing. Furthermore, there is a division that occurs when neural synchronization predicts diverse indicators of creativity across different regulatory focus/fit conditions. Therefore, promotion focus and regulatory fit of the prevention focus might be positive social cues to align and optimize inter-brain information transfer, thus facilitating group creativity.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND FLOURISHING

The objective of this research is to investigate the complex relationships that exist between psychological safety, employee motivation, and flourishing in organizational settings. Specifically, the study will concentrate on developing creative work environments and analyzing the roles played by transformational and transactional leadership styles. The understanding of psychological safety as a fundamental component of an atmosphere where taking interpersonal risks is encouraged and enables staff members to freely interact, make suggestions, and work together without fear of consequences is at the heart of the inquiry. Based on positive psychology frameworks and self-determination theory, the study clarifies the several motivating factors—like relatedness, competence, and autonomy—that lead to employee thriving. It seeks to understand how these motivational elements, along with psychological safety, foster an atmosphere that is favorable to creativity and invention. The study explores the complex interrelationships between transactional and transformational leadership philosophies and how each influences psychological safety and encourages workers to come up with new ideas. The primary goal of the inquiry is to clarify how these leadership philosophies affect the individual and group creativity of employees. Through an analysis of the complex relationships between psychological safety, employee motivation, and leadership styles, the thesis seeks to provide practitioners and organizational leaders with practical advice. It is crucial to comprehend how these elements combine to influence creative work practices and inventive behaviors in today's dynamic and competitive environment, where innovation is essential to long-term success. Keywords: Innovative work behavior, Employee creativity, Transformational leadership style and Transactional leadership style.

The effect of digital leadership on employees' radical creativity

Drawing on social information processing theory, this study examined the mediating role of perceived leader expectations (PLE) for creativity and perceived leader support (PLS) for creativity on the relationship between digital leadership (DL) and employees’ radical creativity (RC). A total of 231 employees in China’s information technology industry contributed data through a two-wave survey over one week. Results from structural equation modelling and bootstrapping analysis indicate that digital leadership was directly associated with higher radical or innovative creativity. Perceived leader expectations for creativity and perceived leader support for creativity enhanced digital leadership effects on radical creativity. Perceived leader expectations for creativity–perceived leader support for creativity played a chain mediating role in the relationship between digital leadership and radical creativity, strengthening radical creativity. These findings are consistent with social information processing theory and expand the evidence of the impact of digital leadership on employees’ radical creativity.

Stretch Goals and Radical Creativity: Cognitive Flexibility as a Key Contingency

Abstract Although some organizations encourage employees to generate radical ideas by implementing stretch goals, the relationship between stretch goals and radical creativity is complicated. Unfortunately, existing research has not adequately addressed this issue. Therefore, we integrate signaling theory with creativity-related research and propose that the interaction between stretch goals and cognitive flexibility predicts employees' willingness to take risks, thereby influencing their engagement in radical creative activities and ultimately affecting their radical creativity. To test our hypotheses, we conduct two empirical studies. The results suggest that, for employees with high cognitive flexibility, stretch goals increase their willingness to assume risks, thus leading to improved engagement in radical creative activities and enhancing their radical creativity. Conversely, for employees with low cognitive flexibility, stretch goals decrease their willingness to take risks, which hampers their engagement in radical creative activities and their radical creativity. The theoretical contributions and practical implications of this study are also discussed.

The glass ceiling effect in Spanish advertising creative departments

The representation of women in advertising creative departments has been studied worldwide. The findings have shown a low representation that does not favor the emergence of a critical mass of women, who could contribute with alternative visions to make advertising more inclusive. The underrepresentation, above all, occurs in managerial positions where they do not usually reach 35%. This study aims to update and report quantitatively on the phenomenon of the glass ceiling in Spain. In addition, in order to contextualize the level of segregation, these departments are compared with available international data. The results of a content analysis of the credit forms of 839 Spanish campaigns published in 2019 (a sample of 1,311 creatives) revealed gender dynamics, with a balanced starting group of creatives in non-managerial positions (just over 40% are women), but a figure of just 18% of women in managerial roles A higher glass ceiling effect was also found when European and global data were compared. The results analyzed through the perspective of the proportional representation theory (Kanter, 1977a, 1977b, 1987), suggest the need to raise awareness of gender inequalities within creative departments; this would foster the equality demanded by today’s society, of which advertising should not be oblivious.

The Phenomenon of Creative Heritage in Socio-Humanitarian Discourse

The main idea of the article is to address the phenomenon of creative heritage as an independent basic concept of modern socio-humanitarian research. Having analyzed a certain corpus of works in the field of memorial cultural practices, the authors came to the conclusion that there is no instrumental distinction of the concepts “cultural memory”, “artistic heritage”, “creative heritage” in this discursive field. The novelty of the study lies in analyzing the specificity of the concept “creative heritage”, as well as its role in contemporary socio-humanitarianism in general and art history in particular. Since the field of applied interest of the authors lies in the sphere of a specific art form — dance, practical conclusions are drawn in relation to it. It is emphasized that along with the generally accepted methods of research in a given discursive space — typological, structural, functional, biographical — the method of humanitarian blockchain and the concept of “artistic code of the epoch” proposed earlier by one of the co-authors can be used to study the creative heritage of a person (creative group) in the history of art. Emphasis is placed on the relevance of this research policy in connection with the current geopolitical agenda, the practices of “culture of cancellation” being implemented before our eyes, and, accordingly, the need to develop effective projects in the sphere of state cultural policy, forming the working contours of cultural memory and national identity. The problem of identifying, studying and preserving the creative heritage as part of the cultural heritage acquires special relevance in the realities of the modern historical stage — the “early digital era”, accompanied by the rapid development of digital technologies, including destructive ones such as deepfake. The practical potential of the development of this concept is particularly noted, which allows for the consistent preservation of traditions and innovations in artistic activities, to use both the formed array of cultural heritage of different levels and the potential of creative cultural industries.

The styles of liturgical music of non-Pentatidists in the West and in Russia

The article is devoted to considering the history of two interconnected phenomena: rock and roll, which originated and took shape in the United States in the middle of the last century, and the so-called "second wave of Pentecostalism" (Pentecostal awakening), the date of which also falls on this decade. The clear influence of Pentecostal musical culture on the work of Elvis Presley is shown. The further history of rock and roll and its connection with religion is considered. The process of integrating foreign musical religious culture into the practice of Russian neo-Pentecostal churches is analyzed, an overview of the creativity and styles of Russian artists and musical groups is given.