Engineering: the ultimate expression of creativity?
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2020
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Cropley, D.H.
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Runco, M.A.
Pritzker, S.R.
Pritzker, S.R.
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Source details - Title: Encyclopedia of Creativity, 2020 / Runco, M.A., Pritzker, S.R. (ed./s), pp.434-439
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Change of all types drives problem solving. In all but the most routine cases, the response to change requires solutions that are new and effective. Many of the solutions to change are technological in nature, drawing together engineering, design and creativity. It is surprising, therefore, that engineering design has not been more closely grounded in psychological creativity research. Engineering designers must think divergently, and are impacted by psychological factors of the person and the environment. Regrettably, there is still a disconnect between creativity research and the practice of engineering design. In an era of digitisation, creativity, and problem solving, are again rising in prominence in engineering design. If engineering is to realise its full potential, there are questions-already answered by the psychology of creativity-that must be addressed. Without this cross-fertilisation, engineering design-which should be the ultimate expression of creativity-will remain anchored in convergence and analysis
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Copyright 2016 Elsevier