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Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century

Grappling with Enormous Problems and Huge Opportunities

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Editors:
  1. Don Ambrose

    1. Rider University, USA

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  2. Robert J. Sternberg

    1. Cornell University, USA

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  • This book pulls together many of the world’s leading creativity experts to determine how the unprecedented complexity of 21st-century globalization both suppresses and strengthens creativity
  • This comprehensive, international, interdisciplinary analysis shows how 21st-century globalization provides a complex, evolving context for creativity
  • Many of the leading scholars of creativity and education analyze the ways in which 21st-century globalization suppresses, distorts, and facilitates creative work

Part of the book series: Advances in Creativity and Giftedness (ACAG, volume 11)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Recognizing Powerful Contextual Influences on Creative Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Previewing a Collaborative Exploration of Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century

      • Don Ambrose, Robert J. Sternberg
      Pages 3-20

    3. Twenty-First Century Contextual Influences on the Life Trajectories of Creative Young People

      • Don Ambrose
      Pages 21-48

  3. Creativity in the Turbulent 21st Century

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. The Decline of the West? A Comparative Civilizations Perspective

      • Dean Keith Simonton
      Pages 51-64

    3. We Must Prepare for the Unforeseeable Future

      • Mark A Runco
      Pages 65-73

    4. Asking the Wrong Question

      • Laura Yahn, James C. Kaufman
      Pages 75-87

    5. A Whole New Way of Working With Creativity, Innovation and Innovators

      • Mary E. Jacobsen, Lorna Goulden
      Pages 89-105

    6. Facilitating Creative Thinking in the 21st Century

      • Catrinel Haught-Tromp
      Pages 107-117

  4. Unshackling Students, Teachers, and Schools: Recognizing Contextual Constraints

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Squeezed Out

      • Yong Zhao, Brian Gearin
      Pages 121-138

    3. The Creative Intelligence of Teachers Resisting the Pearsonizing of Global Education

      • Jane Piirto
      Pages 139-156

  5. Invigorating Creativity in Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Leveraging Micro-Opportunities to Address Macroproblems

      • Ronald A. Beghetto
      Pages 159-174

    3. Creativity and the Common Core Need Each Other

      • John Baer
      Pages 175-190

    4. Creative Approaches to Literacy Learning

      • Karen Magro, Kathleen M. Pierce
      Pages 191-210

    5. Cultivating Innovation through Invention

      • Leigh E. Zeitz, Sharon “Sam” Sakai-Miller
      Pages 211-231

    6. Creativity and Leadership Development

      • Dorothy A. Sisk
      Pages 233-254

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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About this book

How can creative individuals and societies adapt to complex 21st-century conditions? Will civilizations thrive or collapse in the decades to come if they are not creative enough, or if they are too creative? Interest in these questions is growing; however, until now there has been inadequate understanding of the socioeconomic and cultural trends and issues that influence creativity. This book provides that understanding while yielding insights from many of the world’s leading creativity researchers and educational experts. The book begins with a big-picture, interdisciplinary overview of the socioeconomic, cultural, and technological pressures emerging from 21st-century globalization and describes some ways in which those pressures simultaneously suppress, distort, and invigorate creativity in general, and creative education in particular. After that, prominent scholars of creativity and education use their impressive knowledge bases to clarify how we can adjust our thoughts and actions in order to give ourselves the best possible chances for success in this complex world.

“The world’s problems are complex, messy, and seemingly intractable, but history tells us that human creativity finds solutions to even the most daunting problems. This book collects perspectives on creative development from many of the most respected scholars and educators working in creativity and innovation today, helping chart a path forward for creativity in the 21st century.” – Jonathan Plucker, Julian C. Stanley Endowed Professor of Talent Development, Johns Hopkins University

“A volume taking on macro-opportunities and macroproblems by editors Ambrose and Sternberg is a treat for readers who want to think ‘big’ and think ‘forward.’ Kick back for an imaginative journey that reaches back to early global insights but propels us solidly into the 21st century and beyond.” – Ann Robinson, Past President, National Association for Gifted Children

Editors and Affiliations

  • Rider University, USA

    Don Ambrose

  • Cornell University, USA

    Robert J. Sternberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century

  • Book Subtitle: Grappling with Enormous Problems and Huge Opportunities

  • Editors: Don Ambrose, Robert J. Sternberg

  • Series Title: Advances in Creativity and Giftedness

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-506-7

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-506-7Published: 15 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 276

  • Topics: Education, general

  • Industry Sectors: Engineering, Pharma

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