Publisher's Synopsis
Creativity is responsible for all the progress that mankind has achieved. Understanding and encouraging creativity is important so that our children approach some of our issues in a more positive, productive, and of course, creative manner.
CREATIVITY - A 21st Century Paradigm, explores the background of creativity and offers a comprehensive overview of the ways we can, and should, encourage creativity, starting in early childhood. One of the basic premises of the book is that all human beings can be creative, which may be wired in the brain in the very beginnings of life, and that there is a strong correlation between curiosity and creativity, curiosity being the launching pad. CREATIVITY - A 21st Century Paradigm, explores a Motivational Model of Creativity, because motivation is an important factor in terms of encouraging or learning any behavior, and then sustaining that learning. The model is also based on three major developmental groups as defined by Piaget. Creativity is a significant trait and an important process and can be expressed artistically, innovatively, through problem solving or through humor. The material in this book offers ways to encourage and maintain a creative behavior. This model, and the methods derived from it, is applicable to children, parents, teachers, and psychotherapists.
