Ellis Paul Torrance (October 8, 1915 [1] – July 12, 2003) was an American psychologist from Milledgeville, Georgia . Continue Reading “Ellis Paul Torrance”
Ellis Paul Torrance
Category: Creativity researchers
Arthur B. VanGundy
Arthur Boice “Andy” VanGundy Jr. (May 24, 1946 – May 5, 2009) was an US communications professor, conference speaker, author and internationally noted expert on idea-generation techniques. Continue Reading “Arthur B. VanGundy”
Scott Barry Kaufman
Scott Barry Kaufman (born June 3, 1979) is an American psychologist, author, and popular science writer known for his research and writing on intelligence and creativity. Most media attention has focused on Kaufman’s attempt to redefine intelligence. [1] [2] [3] Kaufman is Scientific Director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center [4] at the University of Pennsylvania . He is also co-founder of the Creativity Post [5] and author of “Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined”. [6] Kaufman won the 2011 Daniel E. Berlyne Award from Division 10 of the American Psychological Associationfor outstanding research on aesthetics, creativity, and the arts by a junior scholar, [7] and is a 2011-2012 recipient of the Mensa International Award for Excellence in Research. [8] He is listed on Business Insider as one of the “50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world”. [9] Continue Reading “Scott Barry Kaufman”
Bharath Sriraman
Bharath Sriraman (भारतः स्रिरामान) (b. 1971 Bangalore ) is an Indian-born mathematician, educator and academic editor, [1] Known For His interdisciplinary contributions at the nexus of math-science-art, [2] theory development in mathematics education , creativity research, [3] and alternative education. [4] Continue Reading “Bharath Sriraman”
Todd Siler
Todd Siler , PhD (born August 23, 1953) is an American multimedia artist, author, educator, and inventor, also known for his art and for his work in creativity research. A graduate of Bowdoin College , he became the first visual artist to be awarded a PhD from MIT (interdisciplinary studies in Psychology and Art, 1986). Silent began advocating the full integration of the arts and sciences in the 1970s and is the founder of the ArtScience Program and movement. Continue Reading “Todd Siler”
Marci Segal
Marci Segal is recognized for contributions to the fields of creativity and psychology , and for founding World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21. Her work frees people’s thinking so they can create new futures. She advocates honoring individual differences and leveraging commonalities: personal and interpersonal elements, behaviors, systems, processes, and tools and methods for engagement when new thinking is on the agenda. Continue Reading “Marci Segal”
Keith Sawyer
Robert Keith Sawyer is an American Psychologist. He is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at North Carolina University at Chapel Hill . He is an expert on creativity , innovation and learning. [1] [2] [3] [4] Continue Reading “Keith Sawyer”
Rosie Rosenzweig
Rosie Rosenzweig is a resident scholar at Brandeis University ‘s Women’s Studies Research Center. [1] She studies creativity, Jewish feminism, and meditation. [2] She has received both her BA in English and MA in English and American literature from Indiana University . Rosenzweig also writes to the Boston Jewish Spirituality Column via examiner.com. [3] [4] Continue Reading “Rosie Rosenzweig”
Tudor Rickards
Tudor Rickards PhD (born 1941 in Pontypridd , Wales ) is an author on creativity and leadership in business and management. He is based at Manchester Business School in the UK, where he is Professor of Creativity and Organizational Change. [1] Continue Reading “Tudor Rickards”
James Melvin Rhodes
James Melvin “Mel” Rhodes (June 14, 1916 – April 29, 1976) was an American-American educational scientist, assistant professor of education and creativity researcher who was the originator of the pioneering concept of the 4 P of Creativity. Continue Reading “James Melvin Rhodes”
Sid Parnes
Sidney J. Parnes (January 5, 1922 – August 19, 2013) was an American academic who was professor at Buffalo State College (located in Buffalo, New York ) and co-founder of the International Center for Studies in Creativity. The Center is housed within the Buffalo State College , one of the only places in the world that offers a Masters of Science degree in Creativity . The department also offers a distance learning version of the undergraduate degree in Creative Studies. [1] Continue Reading “Sid Parnes”
Alex Faickney Osborn
Alex Faickney Osborn (May 24, 1888 – May 5, 1966) was an advertising executive and the author of the technical creativity named brainstorming . Continue Reading “Alex Faickney Osborn”
Ruth Noller
Ruth B. Noller (October 6, 1922 – June 3, 2008) from Sarasota, formerly of Buffalo , is known for her work as a scholar in creative studies. Dr. Noller was a Navy veteran of World War II, mathematician, and Distinguished Service Emeritus Professor at State University of New York. [1] Her articles and publications include “Mentoring: A Voiced Scarf, Scratching the Surface of Creative Problem Solving” and with Sid Parnes , “The Creative Action Guide and Creative Action Book.” [2] Continue Reading “Ruth Noller”
Stephen Nachmanovitch
Stephen Nachmanovitch is a musician, author, computer artist, and educator. He is an improvisational violinist, and writes and teaches about improvisation, creativity, and systems approaches in many fields of activity. Continue Reading “Stephen Nachmanovitch”
Wolfgang Metzger
Wolfgang Metzger (born July 22, 1899 in Heidelberg , Germany ; died December 20, 1979 in Bebenhausen , Germany ) is considered one of the leading representatives of Gestalt psychology (Gestalt theory) in Germany. Continue Reading “Wolfgang Metzger”
James C. Kaufman
James C. Kaufman (born September 21, 1974) is a psychologist known for his research on creativity. He is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut . Previously, he taught at the California State University, San Bernardino , where he directed the Learning Research Institute. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in Cognitive Psychology , where he worked with Robert J. Sternberg . Continue Reading “James C. Kaufman”
Tim Hurson
Tim Hurson (born 1946) is a speaker, writer and creativity theorist living in Toronto, Ontario , Canada . He was born in Johannesburg , South Africa , and grew up in New York City , USA . He is now a Canadian citizen. He was educated at The Peddie School in Hightstown , New Jersey , and went to college at Oberlin College in Ohio . [1] Continue Reading “Tim Hurson”
Ned Herrmann
William Edward “Ned” Herrmann (1922 – December 24, 1999) was an American creative researcher and author, known for his research in creative thinking [1] and whole-brain methods. He is considered the “father of brain dominance technology.” [2] [3] Continue Reading “Ned Herrmann”
JP Guilford
Joy Paul Guilford (March 7, 1897, Marquette, Nebraska – November 26, 1987, Los Angeles ) was an American psychologist best remembered for his psychometric study of human intelligence , including the distinction between convergent and divergent production . Continue Reading “JP Guilford”
John Curtis Gowan
John Curtis Gowan (May 21, 1912 – December 2, 1986) was a psychologist who studied, along with E. Paul Torrance , the development of creative capabilities in children and gifted populations. Continue Reading “John Curtis Gowan”
Howard Gardner
Howard Earl Gardner (born July 11, 1943) is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University . He is currently the senior director of the Harvard Project Zero, and since 1995, he has been co-director of The Good Project. [2] Continue Reading “Howard Gardner”
Roland L. Fischer
Roland L. Fischer (1915 in Budapest , Hungary – 1997 in Majorca , Spain [1] ) was an experimental psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist known for his early work on schizophrenia, the perception-hallucination continuum model of altered states of consciousness , and for his work one tasting qui later Contributed to research Supporting supertasting . [2] : 226 [3] : 9 [4] Fischer was formerly professor of experimental psychiatry and associate professor of pharmacology at Ohio State University (1958-1971),[5] and also held academic posts at George Washington University, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins University. [6] : 13, 259-260 Continue Reading “Roland L. Fischer”
William Duff (writer)
William Duff (1732 – 1815) Was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and one of the first writers to analyze the kind of genius as a property of human psychology. [1] His Essay on Original Genius is frequently cited as a landmark in the Western analysis of genius and creativity .
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ( / m i h aɪ tʃ i k s ɛ n t m i h aɪ / , Hungarian : Csíkszentmihályi Mihály , pronounced [t͡ʃiːksɛntmihaːji Mihaj] ( listen ) ; born September 29, 1934) is a Hungarian psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of flow , a highly focused mental state. [1] [2] [ page needed ]He is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University . He is the head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Lake Forest College . [3] Continue Reading “Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi”
Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono (born 19 May 1933) [1] is a Maltese physician, psychologist, author, inventor and consultant psychologist. He wrote about the term thinking , wrote the book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the teaching of thinking in schools. [2] Edward de Bono is regarded as the leading authority in creativity. [3] Continue Reading “Edward de Bono”
Teresa Amabile
Teresa Amabile (born in 1950) is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School . Continue Reading “Teresa Amabile”