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This chapter discusses the elements defining the creative thinking process within the scientific and engineering domains, in the light of the dynamic definition of creativity . Elements such as dynamism, time and space dependence, and the variables influencing the potential of the creative process in both realms are described. The contrast and co-existence of both creative achievement and inconclusiveness are presented, indicating that extensive exploration , multiple trials and errors, as well as difficulty or absence of recognition are constitutive elements of the creative process . These concepts are mapped onto the classic 4Ps framework, to achieve a broad view about the creative process in science and engineering , which are shown to be distinguishable but connected through an epistemological circle , with impact on both knowledge and practical endeavors.
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Corazza, G.E., Agnoli, S. (2018). The Creative Process in Science and Engineering. In: Lubart, T. (eds) The Creative Process. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50563-7_6
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