Date of Award
5-2023
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Creative Studies, M.S.
Department
Center for Studies in Creativity
Advisor
Dr Blair Miller
First Reader
Dr Blair Miller
Abstract
Latest developments in creative cognition, largely informed by neuroscience, give us the ability to debunk pervasive and insidious creativity myths that get in the way of creating breakthrough ideas. This paper, through a review of creative cognition and neuroscience literature derives and synthesises a creative cognition framework focused on engaging metacognition of the creative process, activating creating drive, shifting perspective to gain insight, deploying defocused attention and finally, and only when the other dimensions have been established, sparking remote connections and getting to breakthrough ideas. As practitioners we need to ensure we are strategically deploying this framework, creating the time and space for deep thinking, and that the process seamlessly supports people to be at their creative best. As thinking on creative cognition develops further over time, this framework will be updated and also iterated with practical learnings from deployment.
Recommended Citation
McConnon, Coral, "A Creative Cognition Framework for Generating Breakthrough Ideas" (2023). Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects. 365.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/creativeprojects/365
