Spark Minds Episode 10: The Dark Side of Creativity

On this podcast we love creativity and want to encourage it - but is there a dark side to creativity? In this episode we explore the basis for the “tortured genius” tropes, as well as what happens when someone uses their power of creativity for...not so good outcomes.

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Articles on ‘the Dark Side’ of Creativity

Sources for news and examples

Spark Minds Episode 8: Can AI Robots Be Creative?

Do you fear our future robot overloads or do you welcome them? In this episode, Jess and I delve into what exactly do we mean when we talk about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and what evidence is there for AI being creative? We talk about different examples, as well as the limitations of AI's creative capabilities and what does that mean for the future of work for creative humans.

Spark Minds Episode 7: There's No Creativity Without Vulnerability

Sharing your ideas and creative work can be a scary process - ever felt like you were exposing the rawest most vulnerable parts of yourself for judgment and criticism? Today with Jess we talk about what it is about sharing our creative endeavours that can make it feel more vulnerable than sharing other kinds of work and how vulnerability is a critical component for true creativity. 

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Scholarly Articles on Vulnerability and Creativity

  • JORDAN, J. V. (1990). Courage in connection: conflict, compassion, creativity. Wellesley, Mass, Stone Center, Wellesley College.

  • Barczak, G., Lassk, F. and Mulki, J. (2010), Antecedents of Team Creativity: An Examination of Team Emotional Intelligence, Team Trust and Collaborative Culture. Creativity and Innovation Management, 19: 332-345. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00574.x

  • Abraham, F. and David J. (1996) The Dynamics of Creativity & the Courage to Be. Nonlinear Dynamics in Human Behavior. Edited by COMBS A ET AL. Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd

  • https://hbr.org/2008/05/how-trustworthy-are-you

Spark Minds Episode 6: Leadership and Creativity in the Workplace

Creativity in many workplaces is a desirable trait, but how do you go about creating a creative workplace? In this episode, we dive into some of the reasons why fostering creativity at work is a good for your business; as well as and the different ways to go about doing that.

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Scholarly Articles on Culture and Creativity

Spark Minds Episode 5: Culture and Creativity - Challenging Assumptions About Creativity in the East

"The West invents, the East copies" - in fashion, art or consumer goods, how often have you heard some variant of this assertion? This month we're challenging this notion and view that innovation and progress are found primarily in the West. We're looking at how creativity from the East is received by a Western audience, and look at examples of cultural exchange.  

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Scholarly Articles on Culture and Creativity

  • Sundararajan, L., & Raina, M. K. (2015). Revolutionary creativity, East and West: A critique from indigenous psychology. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 35(1), 3–19. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037506

  • Kyung Hee Kim, Hang Eun Lee, Ki-Byung Chae, Lori Anderson & Christopher Laurence (2011) Creativity and Confucianism Among American and Korean Educators, Creativity Research Journal, 23:4, 357-371, DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2011.621853

  • Shao Y, Zhang C, Zhou J, Gu T, Yuan Y. How Does Culture Shape Creativity? A Mini-Review. Front Psychol. 2019;10:1219. Published 2019 May 28. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01219

  • http://culturalstudiesnow.blogspot.com/2017/09/great-summary-of-orientalism-by-edward.html

Examples Used:

  • http://www.intersectionalanalyst.com/intersectional-analyst/2017/1/7/who-gets-to-be-an-authority-on-ethnic-cuisines

  • https://fashionunited.uk/news/podcast/podcast-a-history-lesson-from-melissa-leventon-on-the-clothing-of-the-thai-queen-sirikit/2020033148243

  • https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/beyond-the-bending-with-sifu-kisu-martial-arts-consultant-for-avatar-the-last-airbender/

  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/brutally-honest-oscar-ballot-irishman-was-boring-tarantino-amazing-1275576/item/best-picture-2020-brutally-honest-ballot-1-1276072

  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pee-mak-approaching-all-time-434716

Spark Minds Episode 4: How To Get Over Imposter Syndrome

It’s been a while but Spark Minds is back with a new contributor, Jess McKenzie! Today we will be talking about our personal experiences with imposter syndrome, the factors that exacerbate it and what you can do to combat imposter syndrome if any of these feelings resonate with you. 

SHOW NOTES:

Imposter Phenomena, correlated traits and ways to combat

  • Clance, Pauline R.; Imes, Suzanne A. (Fall 1978). "The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention". Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice. 15 (3): 241–247.

  • Kumar, S.; Jagacinski, C.M. (2006). "Impostors have goals too: The impostor phenomenon and its relationship to achievement goal theory". Personality and Individual Differences. 40 (1): 147–157. 

  • Royse Roskowki, Jane C. (2010). "Impostor Phenomenon and Counselling Self-Efficacy: The Impact of Impostor Feelings". Ball State University.

  •  Matthews, Gail; Clance, Pauline Rose (February 1985). "Treatment of the impostor phenomenon in psychotherapy clients". Psychotherapy in Private Practice. 3 (1): 71–81. doi:10.1300/J294v03n01_09

Spark Minds Episode 3: 5 Myths About Creativity and 3 Tips To Increase Creative Output

We all have ideas about who is a creative or what increases creativity - by are any of them true? And if they aren't, what can we do to increase our creative output? In this month's episodes we are looking at the research behind some common creativity myths - do they bear out? And what can I do about it?

We all have ideas about who is a creative or what increases creativity - by are any of them true? And if they aren't, what can we do to increase our creative output? In this month's episodes we are looking at the research behind some common creativity myths - do they bear out?

SHOW NOTES:

Creativity, Personality Traits and Intrinsic Motivation

  • Veena Prabhu, Charlotte Sutton & William Sauser (2008) Creativity and Certain Personality Traits: Understanding the Mediating Effect of Intrinsic Motivation, Creativity Research Journal, 20:1, 53-66, DOI: 10.1080/10400410701841955

  • Wenfu Li, Xueting Li, Lijie Huang, Xiangzhen Kong, Wenjing Yang, Dongtao Wei, Jingguang Li, Hongsheng Cheng, Qinglin Zhang, Jiang Qiu, Jia Liu, Brain structure links trait creativity to openness to experience, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 191–198, https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsu041

The Lone Wolf

  • Sawyer, R. K., & DeZutter, S. (2009). Distributed creativity: How collective creations emerge from collaboration. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 3(2), 81–92.

Team Cohesion and Creativity

  • Joo, Baek-Kyoo & Song, Ji Hoon & Lim, Doo & Yoon, Seung. (2012). Team creativity: The effects of perceived learning culture, developmental feedback and team cohesion. International Journal of Training and Development. 16. 77-91. 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2011.00395.x.

  • Rodríguez-Sánchez, A. M., Devloo, T., Rico, R., Salanova, M., & Anseel, F. (2017). What Makes Creative Teams Tick? Cohesion, Engagement, and Performance Across Creativity Tasks: A Three-Wave Study. Group & Organization Management, 42(4), 521–547. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601116636476

Brainstorming and Creativity

  • Collaros, P. A., & Anderson, L. R. (1969). Effect of perceived expertness upon creativity of members of brainstorming groups. Journal of Applied Psychology, 53(2, Pt.1), 159–163. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0027034

  • J. M. Hender, T. L. Rodgers, D. L. Dean and J. F. Nunamaker, "Improving group creativity: brainstorming versus non-brainstorming techniques in a GSS environment," Proceedings of the 34th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, USA, 2001, pp. 10 pp.-.

Spark Minds Episode 2: Creativity, Evolution and why it matters

Why does creativity exist and why does it matter? In this episode we take a trip to the stone age to see what human evolution and anthropology has to tell us about why we engage in creativity as a species and what that means for us today. 

Why does creativity exist and why does it matter? In this episode we take a trip to the stone age to see what human evolution and anthropology has to tell us about why we engage in creativity as a species and what that means for us today.

SHOW NOTES:

Evolution and Creativity

  • Evolutionary and Neurocognitive Approaches to Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts by Colin Martindale, Paul Locher, Vladimir M Petrov, Arnold Berleant

  • The Artful Mind: Cognitive Science and the Riddle of Human Creativity edited by Mark Turner

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity edited by James C. Kaufman, Robert J. Sternberg

  • Sternberg, Robert J. “Darwinian Creativity as a Conventional Religious Faith.” Psychological Inquiry, vol. 10, no. 4, 1999, pp. 357–359. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1449464. Accessed 16 Feb. 2020.

  • https://creativesomething.net/post/150681325800/where-exactly-does-creativity-exist-within-the

Spark Minds Episode 1: Creativity - what even is it?

Creativity seems like an obvious concept to get a grasp of, but as we dive into this episode we’ll discover how the concept of creativity has changed over time and how many different ways there are to look at it. From divine inspiration to an investment theory approach, creativity is not a concept we have fully defined or exhausted yet.

Show Notes:

History of Creativity

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity edited by James C. Kaufman and Robert J. Sternberg

  • Genius: The Natural History of Creativity by H. J. Eysenck

  • A History of Six Ideas: An Essay in Aesthetics by W. Tatarkiewicz

  • https://www.coursera.org/lecture/boosting-creativity-innovation/a-brief-history-of-creativity-JyHqd

  • https://www.coursera.org/lecture/boosting-creativity-innovation/insightful-creativity-olXBn

20th Century and Onwards Studies on Creativity

  • Barron, F. (1969). Creative Person and creative process. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

  • Beth A. Henessey (2003) The Social Psychology of Creativity, Scandanavian Journal of Educational Research, 47:3, 253-271, DOI: 10.1080/00313830308601

  • Mark A. RUnco & Garett J. Jaeger (2012) The Standard Definition of Creativity, Creativity Research Journal, 24:1, 92-96, DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2012.650092

  • Robert J. Sternberg (2006) The Nature of Creativity, Creativity Research Journal, 18:1, 87-98, DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1801_10

  • Todd I. Lubart (2001) Models of the Creative Process: Past, Present and Future, Creativity Research Journal, 13:3-4, 295-308, DOI: 10.1207/S15326934CRJ1334_07

  • https://www.coursera.org/lecture/boosting-creativity-innovation/insightful-creativity-olXBn

Film Examples

  • https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/apr/03/titanic-event-movie-james-cameron

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_footage_(film_technique)

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project