Creativity with a Capital “C”

Creativity that Counts, that has an impact

Assigned Reading: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (1996, HarperCollins)

• A.M. Vedpuriswar Book summary
• (Freeman Reading Notes) (doc)
• Martin H. Levinson (1997) Mapping creativity with a capital "C"

Watch: TED talk: Creativity, fulfillment and flow Social theorist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.” (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, California. Duration: 18:55.)

Discussion Topics: (Specific Discussion Questions)

• The Systems Model of the Creative Process - The Creative Personality
• Creative Flow & Creative Surroundings - The Work of Creativity
• Creative Lives: Early Years, Adult Years, Creative aging
• Creative Domains: the Future, the Workplace
• Enhancing Personal Creativity

Supplemental Reading:

Jeff Mauzy & Richard Harriman, Creativity, Inc.: Building an Inventive Organization (2003, Harvard Business School Press) (Book Introduction)