Worldmaking: Functions and Technologies of the Creative ‘Box’

Abstract

Controversies about what creativity is; how it works; what the roles of ideation, perception and unconscious might be; who creative people are; and how and whether creativity should be measured — all these debates are already evident (and we have just begun the story of creativity research). These controversies begin and end, of course, well beyond the field of psychology. As much as any construct that psychology studies, creativity has practical applications in many directions. The significance and use of the theories can be very confusing, however.