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The Four-C Model of Creativity: Culture and Context

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In this chapter, we highlight the Four-C Model of creativity, which traces creative development from mini-c (personal creativity) to little-c (everyday creativity) to Pro-c (expert creativity) to Big-C (genius creativity). We highlight the role of culture at each stage of the four C’s and pay particular attention to the transitions between each level of the model. We highlight such concepts as creative metacognition and feedback.

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    Max Helfand, James C. Kaufman & Ronald A. Beghetto

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Helfand, M., Kaufman, J.C., Beghetto, R.A. (2016). The Four-C Model of Creativity: Culture and Context. In: Glăveanu, V. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture Research. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46344-9_2

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