Date of Award

5-2025

Access Control

Open Access

Degree Name

Creative Studies, M.S.

Department

Creative Studies

Advisor

Dr. Melodi Ozyaprak

Department Home page

https://suny.buffalostate.edu/programs/bpid/14

First Reader

Dr. Melodi Ozyaprak

Abstract

This Master’s project focuses on rewriting the text of the first half of the book Innotivity, outlining a framework that brings together adaptability, creativity, and innovation (ACI) into a unified process. The approach explores how identity shapes creative potential and problem-solving, an aspect often overlooked in traditional creativity models. The project entails two parts: first, the text analysis and rewrite, and second, a series of feedback sessions with creativity experts to vet the model.

The project builds on the author's extensive experience in creativity training and coaching, with the goal of making Innotivity more theoretically sound and academically defensible. It situates Innotivity within established mainstream creativity theories as well as more recent and esoteric ones, investigating particularly the gaps in understanding how identity influences creative blockages and breakthroughs.

Ultimately, this project aims to bring the text of the theoretical portion of the book Innotivity to a level at which it is ready for a final edit round and then publication, as a foundation for also rewriting the second, more practical part of the book. By redefining creativity through the lens of identity, Innotivity offers an approach to unlocking human potential in an era of constant change based on both structure and flexibility.

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