Creativity - Theory

George Kneller’s has tried to formalise the concept of creativity:

“Creativity consists in rearranging what we know in order to find out what we do
not know”.[1]
"Men rearrange existing knowledge and experience, their one
and others’ into a new form or pattern”.[2]

1.Johansson, Frans, (2004), The Medici effect: Breakthrough Insights at the
Intersection of Ideas, Concepts and Cultures, Harvard Business School Press.
2. John, Kao, (2005), The Innovation Manifesto.

The above statement with references was made by MIHAELA MURESAN in
"SYNERGY AMONG KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND EDUCATION"
http://euromentor.ucdc.ro/dec2011/en/synergyamongknowledgecreativityreseachmihaelamuresan_10.pdf
Dr. Muresan is Professor Ph.D, - “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Bucharest.


ORGANIZATIONAL CREATIVITY CLIMATE FACTORS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FRENCH ENERGY
MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
2011 paper
http://is2.lse.ac.uk/asp/aspecis/20110147.pdf


Toward a theory of creativity.
CR Rogers - Etc., 1954 - doi.apa.org



Creativity: The magic synthesis.
S Arieti - 1976 - doi.apa.org



An investment theory of creativity and its development.
RJ Sternberg, TI Lubart - Human development, 1991



Toward a theory of organizational creativity
RW Woodman, JE Sawyer, RW Griffin - Academy of management review, 1993


Putting creativity to work: Effects of leader behavior on subordinate creativity.
Redmond, Matthew R.; Mumford, Michael D.; Teach, Richard
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol 55(1), Jun 1993, 12


Propositions and Theories: Utilizing Creative BrainstormingTechniques to Stimulate Student Conceptual Development
 Laura M. Morthland & K. Thomas
http://www.academia.edu/667772/Propositions_and_Theories_Utilizing_Creative_Brainstorming_Techniques_to_Stimulate_Student_Conceptual_Development






Some practical uses of the concept

http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/synergy.html