A Critique of Creativity and Complexity Deconstructing Clichés

In an increasingly complex world the natural human inclination is to oversimplify issues and problems to make them seem more comprehensible and less threatening. This tendency usually generates forms of dogmatism that diminish our ability to think creatively and to develop worthy talents. Fortunatel...

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Other Authors: Ambrose, Don (Editor), Sriraman, Bharath (Editor), Pierce, Kathleen M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam SensePublishers 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Advances in Creativity and Giftedness
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In an increasingly complex world the natural human inclination is to oversimplify issues and problems to make them seem more comprehensible and less threatening. This tendency usually generates forms of dogmatism that diminish our ability to think creatively and to develop worthy talents. Fortunately, complexity theory is giving us ways to make sense of intricate, evolving phenomena. This book represents a broad, interdisciplinary application of complexity theory to a wide variety of phenomena in general education, STEM education, learner diversity and special education, social-emotional development, organizational leadership, urban planning, and the history of philosophy. The contributors provide nuanced analyses of the structures and dynamics of complex adaptive systems in these academic and professional fields
Physical Description:VIII, 312 p online resource
ISBN:9789462097735