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In this editorial we discuss the reasons behind choosing social interactions as the theme for this CTRA special issue. We briefly describe the transition in creativity research from a paradigm centered on the individual and his/her intra-psychological predispositions to one focused on the social, systemic approach to creativity in which this phenomenon is not only facilitated or inhibited by social factors, but embedded in and multi-directionally connected to the socio-cultural and material context in which it takes place. We end with a brief description of the contributions to this special issue.

Creativity and Social Interactions

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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In this editorial we discuss the reasons behind choosing social interactions as the theme for this CTRA special issue. We briefly describe the transition in...

Creativity and Social Interactions

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 187 - 193

Received: Dec 10, 2016

Accepted: Dec 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2016-0012

Keywords
Creativity, Social interactions, Collaboration, Systemic models of creativity

© 2016 Izabela Lebuda et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Creativity and Social Interactions

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 187 - 193

Received: Dec 10, 2016

Accepted: Dec 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2016-0012

KeywordsCreativity, Social interactions, Collaboration, Systemic models of creativity

© 2016 Izabela Lebuda et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Creativity, Social interactions, Collaboration, Systemic models of creativity