Discovery, invention, and development: human creative thinking.

Discovery, invention, and development: human creative thinking.

Creative Combination of Representations Scientifi c Discovery and Technological Invention

Human creativity operates in many domains, including scienti! c discovery, technological invention, artistic imagination, and social innovation. What are the cognitive processes that produce these creative results? Are there psychological mechanisms common to such diverse products of creativity as Darwin’s theory of evolution, Edison’s lightbulb, van Gogh’s paintings of sun" owers, and Bismarck...

Geobrowsing: creative thinking and knowledge discovery using geographic visualization

Correspondence: Donna J. Peuquet, Department of Geography, 302 Walker Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, U.S.A. Tel: 814863-0390; Fax: 814-863-7943; E-mail: [email protected] Abstract In the modern computing context, the map is no longer just a final product. Maps are now being used in a fundamentally different way – as a self-directed tool for deriv...

Creative Inference in Imagery and Invention

By constructing images called preinventive forms, and by exploring the various interpretive possibilities afforded by those forms, a person can discover a new invention, develop a new concept, or gain new insights into how to solve a problem. Recent studies show how imposing different types of constraints on interpreting these forms affects the likelihood that a creative inference can be made. ...

Communication and Creative Thinking in Agile Software Development

This paper describes and analyses how a eXtreme Programming (XP) team work can use some ideas from Psychology and Computer Science fostering creativity and innovation in Software Development. The roles for creative team in order to have a chance for creative thinking, communication, innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing are addressed to Agile Software Development teams.