This second edition of the renowned Cambridge Handbook of Creativity expands on the first edition with over two thirds new material reaching across psychology, business, entrepreneurship, education, and neuroscience. It introduces creativity scholarship by summarizing its history, major theories and assessments, how creativity develops across the lifespan, and suggestions for improving creativity. It also illustrates cutting-edge work on genetics and the neuroscience of creativity, alongside creativity's potential for both benevolence and malevolence. The chapters cover the related areas of imagination, genius, play, and aesthetics and tackle questions about how cultural differences, one's physical environment, mood, and self-belief can impact creativity. The book then examines the impacts on creativity of behavior by teachers, managers, and leaders in particular.

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List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Foreword: the rewards of creativity / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Acknowledgments. An introduction to the second edition: divergences and some convergences / James C. Kaufman and Robert J. Sternberg. Part 1 An introduction to creativity. The nature of creativity : Creativity: a historical perspective / Vlad P. Glăveanu and James C. Kaufman -- A review of creativity theories: what questions are we trying to answer? / James C. Kaufman and Vlad P. Glăveanu -- Assessment of creativity / Jonathan A. Plucker, Matthew C. Makel, and Meihua Qian -- Understanding the development of creativity across the life span / Anna N.N. Hui, Mavis W.J. He, and Wan-Chi Wong -- Enhancing people's creativity / Robert J. Sternberg. Part 2 Underpinning of creativity. Biological underpinnings : Evolutionary approaches to creativity / Aaron Kozbelt -- The genetic basis of creativity: a multivariate approach / Baptiste Barbot and Henry Eff -- Neuroscience of creativity / Oshin Vartanian. Cognitive underpinnings of creativity : Creative cognition / Thomas B. Ward and Yuliya Kolomyts -- Creativity and cognitive control / mathias Benedek and Emanuel Jauk -- Divergent thinking / Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar. Affective underpinnings of creativity : In the mood for creativity / Matthijs Baas -- Emotions and creativity: from process to person and product / Zorana Ivcevic and Jessice Hoffmann -- Creativity and mental illness / Shelley H. Carson -- Creativity and healing / Marie Forgeard. Part 3 Differential bases for creativity. Individual differences in creativity : The relation of creativity to intelligence and wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman, and Anne M. Roberts -- The function of personality in creativity: updates on the creative personality / Gregory J. Feist -- Motivation and creativity / Beth A. Hennessey -- Creative self-beliefs / Maciej Karwowski, Izabela Lebuda, and Ronald Beghetto. Environmental differences in creativity : Cultural perspectives on creativity / Todd Lubart, Vlad P. Glăveanu, Herie de Vries, Ana camargo, and Martin Storme -- Eastern-Western views of creativity / Weihua Niu -- Creativity's role in society / Dean Keith Simonton -- The physical environment and creativity: a theoretical framework / Jan Dul. Part 4 Creativity in the world. Collaborative creativity : Imrpiving creativity in organizational settings: applying reserach on creativity to organizations / Roni Reiter-Palmon, Kevin S. Mitchell, and Ryan Royston -- Leading for creativity: a tripartite model / Michael D. Mumford, Robert W. Martin, Samantha Elliott, and Tristan McIntosh -- Individual and group creativity / R. Keith Sawyer -- Creativity in classrooms / Ronald A. Beghetto -- Play and creativity / Sandra W. Russ and Ellen A. Doernberg -- The creative city / Richard Florida -- Creativity's role in everyday life / Katherine N. Cotter, Alexander P. Christensen, and Paul. J. Silvia. Manifestations of creativity : Creative genius / Dean Keth SImonton -- Creativity and malevolence: past, present, and future / David H. Cropley and Arthur J. Cropley -- Creativity and aesthetics / Pablo P.L. Tinio -- Imagination is the seed of creativity / Rebecca J.M. Gotlieb, Elizabeth Hyde, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, and Scott Barry Kaufman -- What is and what can be: the scope and possibilities of creativity and creativity research / James C. Kaufman, Vlad P. Glăveanu, and Robert J. Sternberg. Index.