In the early modern era the notion of imagination was made responsible for phenomena which were later explained in terms of embryology, genetics, psychology, bacteriology or other scientific disciplines. Images, often seated in the upper abdomen (hypochondriac region) or the womb (hysteria), were regarded as powerful influences on material reality. In the course of the seventeenth and eighteent...

This paper is concerned with models of the innovation process. It takes the perspective that innovation is a non-linear process where development paths emerge from the process of ‘imagining’ and ‘doing’, iterating around in evolutionary cycles until a satisfactory innovation emerges. To support this we have developed a model of the innovation process called Creative Innovation Development (CID)...

In creative collaboration, the primary focus of participants is creating “what if” scenarios that must be jointly imagined. Collaboration in strictly Physical Reality (PR) is constrained because of the limitations the real world places on shared imagination. As dynamic as Virtual Reality (VR) environments can be, subtle human-to-human interaction is severely limited in these totally synthetic e...

the purpose of this study is to explain and explore dimensions and features of answer oriented and question oriented approaches and to examine the consequences of these two approaches for children's imaginative and creative behavior. for this purpose the descriptive - analytical method was used. in this regard, the relationships between the questioning, imagination and creativity were discussed...

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relation-ships between creative imagination and intelligence test threshold hypothesis with younger students. The sample included 492 students aged 5-7 years. Anadolu Sak Intelligence Scale used measure Creative Imagination Cards were creativity. Firstly relationship scores analyzed, then correlation values of lower upper groups compared. To determine ...

Thagard, P. (forthcoming). Artistic genius and creative cognition. INTRODUCTION There are highly creative people in all domains of human productivity, including scientific discovery, technological invention, social innovation, and artistic imagination. All of these kinds of creativity require mental operations that generate ideas and other products that are both new and valuable. The main quest...

Based on a four-month experimental study of preschool children’s play with creative-construction and social-fantasy toys, the author examines the inˆuence of both types of toys on the play of preschool children. Her comparative analysis considers the impact of transformative play on the development of imagination during play activities and explores ways to support children’s playful initiatives...

Influenced by liberal philosophers, for over 200 years Western policies have valued children’s curiosity, imagination, and creativity (Craft, 2010). In England, policy on creativity was cemented with the National Advisory Committee for Creative and Cultural Education (NACCCE, 1999) advocating ‘democratic’ creativity and cultural education. In the early years, children’s creativity was codified ...

The article will review the literature of updated neuroscientific research in order to gain insights into the centrality to critical reasoning of creativity (understood as creative thinking, including the impulsion of imagination and wonder). Furthermore, it will explore literature that testifies to the credentials of moral education in facilitating the forms of creativity associated with the d...