Creativity, biology, and culture: Further comments on evolution of the creative mind

Mumford, Michael D.; Mobley, Michele I.

doi:10.1080/10400418909534302

Cited by 10 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 51 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Because these categories are a result of prior learning, except under conditions where existing categories are applied in a new situation, they are unlikely to give rise to new, alternative problem solutions. Rather, it appears that new solutions are derived from the systematic combination and reorganization of existing categories (Hausman, 1988;Hodder, 1988;Mumford & Gustafson, 1988;Mumford & Mobley, 1989;Rothenberg, 1988). Research by Rothenberg and his colleagues (Rothenberg, 1986; indicates that experimental manipulations intended to facilitate category combination did in fact contribute to creativity.…”

Section: Creative Problem Solvingmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Although evidence is available arguing for the potential utility of these models (Langley & Jones, 1988), Mumford and Mobley (1989) noted that they suffer from certain deficiencies as a general framework for understanding creative problem solving. More specifically, simple associationalistic models fail to account for a number of phenomena, including (a) the active, effortful nature of creative problem solving (Howe, 1982); (b) the internal direction that occurs in creative problem solving (Getzels & Csikszentmihalyi, 1975); (c) the restrictions prior categorization places on possible linkages (Perkins, 1983); and (d) the apparent importance of discrepancies (Kuhn, 1970).…”

Section: Creativity Research Journalmentioning

confidence: 97%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Process analytic models of creative capacities

Mumford

Mobley

Reiter‐Palmon

et al. 1991

Creativity Research Journal

Self Cite

605

391

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Although a number of factors condition the success of creative efforts, most investigators recognize the fundamental importance of novel problem solutions. As a result, a number of systems intending to describe the processes contributing to the generation of innovative problem solutions have been proposed. In the present article, earlier models describing the processes contributing to creative problem solutions are reviewed. The common themes appearing in these models are then considered in relation to the use of extant information structures. Certain implications of cognitive information processing for understanding the nature and ontogeny of the creative act are then discussed, along with their potential contributions to the identification and development of creative potential.

show abstract

Section: Creative Problem Solvingmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Creativity Research Journalmentioning

confidence: 97%

Process analytic models of creative capacities

Mumford

Mobley

Reiter‐Palmon

et al. 1991

Creativity Research Journal

Self Cite

605

391

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The category combination and reorganization process, on the other hand, has received relatively little attention. This state of affairs is unfortunate, because category combination and reorganization may play a particularly important role in creative thought (Hausman, 1988;Hodder, 1988;Mumford & Mobley, 1989).…”

Section: Category Combination and Reorganizationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Process analytic models of creative capacities: Evidence for the combination and reorganization process

Mobley

Doares

Mumford

1992

Creativity Research Journal

Self Cite

139

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The combination and reorgnnization of various concepts provide a mechanism whereby extant knowledge can be used to generate new ideas or untderstandings (Hausman, 1988;Hodder, 1988;Mumford & Mobley, 1989). …”

Section: W a Bmentioning

confidence: 99%