Is Creativity a Tautological Construct? (Postponed)

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Presentation Date

3-12-2012

Abstract

The construct of creativity became one of the focal areas of my studies 14 years ago. This focus on creativity began in a domain specific manner within mathematics- the literature which by and large relied on nostalgic accounts from eminent samples, subsequently expanded into disciplines like psychology, psychometrics and sociology that studied the construct more rigorously. In this colloquium talk, we will unpack the construct of "creativity" with the aid of different confluence theories of creativity from psychology and sociology to understand how creativity functions at the individual, institutional and societal levels (with cultural limitations). Contemporary findings from the literature in psychology, in addition to examples from the History of Science will be used to unpack the various constructs involved in the study of creativity, with the purpose of giving a bird’s eye view of how ideas survive, mutate and propagate in academic scholarship and in general. Some implications for "measuring" creativity and fostering talent development are discussed.

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This presentation was postponed until fall 2012.

Note: This is a shorter version of the keynote given at the 2011 Annual UMCUR organized by the Davidson Honors College on 04.15.2011.

Monday, 12 March 2012
3:10 p.m. in Math 103
4:00 p.m. Refreshments in Math Lounge 109

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