creativity

thumb|upright=0.7|alt=graphic of a lightbulb|A picture of an incandescent light bulb, a symbol associated with the formation of an [[idea, an example of creativity]]

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Creativity is the ability to form new ideas, as symbolized by the lightbulb image often used to represent innovative thinking. It matters because it enables people to develop novel solutions and concepts across various fields.

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Research

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Creativity and Psychopathology: An Interdisciplinary View.ReviewPsychopathology · 2021Holm-Hadulla RM, Hofmann FH, Sperth M et al.DOI: 10.1159/000511981
Creativity in adolescence.ReviewThe Psychiatric clinics of North America · 1990Rothenberg A
Handedness and creativity: Facts and fictions.ReviewPsychonomic bulletin & review · 2025Morgan O, Zhao S, Casasanto DDOI: 10.3758/s13423-025-02717-2
Creativity Doesn't Develop in a Vacuum.ReviewNew directions for child and adolescent development · 2016Baer JDOI: 10.1002/cad.20151
Creativity: an organizational schema.ReviewCognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology · 2009Caselli RJDOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e318192cce0
Creativity and positive psychology in psychotherapy.ReviewInternational review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2020Holm-Hadulla RMDOI: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1809355
[Creativity and bipolar disorder].ReviewTurk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2014Maçkalı Z, Gülöksüz S, Oral T
Memory and creativity: A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between memory systems and creative cognition.ReviewPsychonomic bulletin & review · 2023Gerver CR, Griffin JW, Dennis NA et al.DOI: 10.3758/s13423-023-02303-4

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Contents

Etymology
Definition
Conceptual history
Ancient
Renaissance
From the 17th to the 19th centuries
Modern
Across cultures
Classification
"Four C" model
"Four P's" aspects
"Five A's" aspects
Process theories
Incubation
Divergent thinking
Geneplore model
Explicit–implicit interaction theory
Conceptual blending
Honing theory
Everyday imaginative thought
Dialectical theory
Neuroeconomic framework
Behaviorism theory
Investment theory
Computational creativity{{anchor|Creativity_and_artificial_intelligence}}
Personal assessment
Psychometric approaches
History
Computer scoring
Social-personality approaches
Self-reporting questionnaires
Factors
Intelligence{{anchor|Creativity_and_intelligence}}
Creativity as a subset of intelligence
Intelligence as a subset of creativity
Creativity and intelligence as overlapping yet distinct constructs
Creativity and intelligence as coincident sets
Creativity and intelligence as disjoint sets
Affective influence
Mental health
Studies
Bipolar disorders
Opinions
Personal traits
Divergent production
Dedication and expertise
Motivation
Environment
In different fields
Art
Neuroscience
REM sleep
Vandervert model
Flaherty model
Lin and Vartanian model
Economics
Sociology
Education
Scotland
China
European Union
Organizational creativity
Organizational culture
Team composition
Team processes
Constraints
Fostering creativity
Need for closure
Malevolent creativity
Crime
Predictive factors
Academic journals
See also
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright=0.7|alt=graphic of a lightbulb|A picture of an incandescent light bulb, a symbol associated with the formation of an [[idea, an example of creativity]]

Creativity is the ability to generate novel and valuable ideas or works through the exercise of imagination. The products of creativity may be classified as either intangible or physical. Intangible products of creativity include ideas, scientific theories, literary works, musical compositions, and jokes. Physical products of creativity include inventions, dishes or meals, pieces of jewelry, costumes, and paintings.