Encyclopedia of Creativity

Mark Runco, Director of Creativity Research & Programming, Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR, USAMark Runco earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the Claremont Graduate School in California and has studied creativity ever since. He is currently a Director of Creativity Research & Programming, Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR, USA He began his teaching career as an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Hawaii, Hilo. He then taught at Cal State Fullerton for 22 years. He was also an adjunct professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration for nearly 15 years and lectured regularly at Universidad de Cantabria in Spain and Shaanxi Normal University in Xi'an, China. He is a distinguished consulting faculty member at the Saybrook Graduate University in San Francisco and remains on the University of Georgia Graduate FacultyMark developed nine seminars on creativity, including "Creativity: What It Is and What It Is Not," "The Assessment of Creativity," "Creative Cognition," and "Social Contexts for Creativity." He is Fellow and past president of Division 10 (Psychology, Art, Creativity, and Aesthetics) of the American Psychological Association.Mark also founded the Creativity Research Journal, which he still edits, along with two new journals: Business Creativity and the Creative Economy, and the Journal of Genius and Eminence. In 2010, Mark published the "rCAB" (Runco Creativity Assessment Battery), a comprehensive battery of tests for the assessment of creativity. He has published over 300 articles, chapters, and books on creativity, its measurement and enhancement. His textbook Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice has been translated into 10 languages. The 3rd edition will be published in 2020. He also was an Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Creativity, which was published in 1999 and the second edition, which was published in 2011. Steven Pritzker, Psychology/Creativity Studies Faculty, Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA, USASteven Pritzker received his Ph.D.in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California. He taught Writing and Creativity and Writing at UCLA Extension and Foothill College and Educational Psychology at USC. Steven was a Professor for 17 years at Saybrook University where he founded and was Director of the Creativity Studies Certificate and the Creativity Studies Masters and Doctoral Specializations. He is still on the faculty there and has guest lectured at universities and spoken at conferences in many countries.Steven’s research has dealt with creativity and writing in television; collaborative creativity in writing and business; creativity and spirituality; audience flow; the effect of alcohol on creativity; comedians and longevity and the creative process in high achieving writers. Dr. Pritzker is Past President a Fellow of Division 10 of The American Psychological Association (Psychology of Creativity, Aesthetics and The Arts). He also served on the Educational Coalition of the American Psychological Association where he was commissioned to be Executive Producer of the video Creativity in the Classroom which is among the top ten most viewed videos released by APA. He also developed this into a Continuing Education Module for psychologists and teachers.Steven worked in network television where he was a Writer and/or Executive Story Editor, Producer, Supervising Producer or Executive Producer on over 200 network television shows. His credits include writing episodes of the Emmy winning Mary Tyler Moore Show and Room 222. He is a lifetime member of the Writers Guild of America. His background in the business world includes experience in marketing, advertising, training, and consulting. He has presented seminars regarding business and creativity. Steven was Humor Editor and a write for Psychology Today magazine and Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of The Encyclopedia of Creativity published in 1999 as well as the second edition published in June 2011.

• ActingADHD & Autism Spectrum DisorderAdvertisingAestheticsAlcoholAltered and Transitional StatesAnalogiesAncient World Conceptualizations of CreativityAnimal CreativityArchitectureArtificial IntelligenceArts BiasArt/ScienceAssociative TheoryAsynchronicityAttentionAttributionAvocationsAwardsBehavioral View of CreativityBipolar Mood DisordersBirth OrderBreadth of AttentionChildhood Trauma: Shadow of DarknessChildren's CreativityClimateCognitive StyleCollaborationCommoditizing CreativityCompensatory AdvantageCompetitionComponential Models of CreativityComposersConfucianismConsensual AssessmentContrarianismCorporate CreativityCraftCreative Class and the Creative EconomyCreative DestructionCreative Environments, Conditions, and SettingsCreativity and DestructionCreativity and PerspectiveCreativity and the FutureCreativity ComplexCreativity GapCreativity ModelsCreativity TrainingCriterion ProblemCriticismCrowdsourcingCulinary CreativityCultural DiversityDanceDefault NetworkDefinitions of CreativityDevelopmental Trends in Creative Abilities and PotentialsDevianceDialectical Thinking: Further Implications for CreativityDignityDiscoveryDisruptive InnovationDivergent ThinkingDiversifying ExperiencesDiversityDomains of CreativityDreamsDrugsDual ProcessDynamic Creative ProcessEccentricityEconomic Perspectives on CreativityEducationEminenceEmotion/AffectEngineering: The Ultimate Expression of Creativity?Enhancement of CreativityEntrepreneurshipEveryday CreativityEvolving Systems ApproachExpertiseExpressive ArtsFailureFamiliesFilmFlexibilityFlowFour Ps of Creativity: Person, Process, Press, and ProductFriendships and Social NetworksFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and the Neural Correlates of Artistic Creative ProductionGeeksGenius and GreatnessGiftednessGood Work in Pre-collegiate EducationGovernmentGroup CreativityHealthHistorical Conceptions of CreativityHistoriometryHumorHyperspaceIdea DensityIdea EvaluationImageryImaginationImplicit TheoriesImprovisationIncremental and Radical CreativityIncubationInnovationInsightInspirationIntelligenceIntentionalityInterdisciplinarity CreativityInterior DesignJanusian, Homospatial, and Sep-Con Articulation ProcessesJungian TheoryKnowledgeLaw and SocietyLeadershipLearning DifferencesLogic and ReasoningLongevityLongitudinal StudiesMad Genius ControversyMagicMagic SynthesisManagement of Creative PeopleMathematicsMatthew, Pygmalion, and Founder EffectsMeasurement: Computerized Creativity Testing and ScoringMeasurement: Creative ProductsMeasurement: Self-Report CreativityMedicineMemoryMental ModelsMentorsMeta-AnalysesMetacognitionMeta-CreativityMetaphorMillennialsMind WanderingMindfulnessMindset and Einstellung EffectMoral IssuesMotivationMultiple DiscoveryMusicNeuroscience: Cellular Level, Gray Matter, Cellular DensityNeuroscience: Cerebellum's Predominant Role in CreativityNeuroscience: EEGNeuroscience: Executive FunctionsNeuroscience: Music and the BrainNeuroscience: Pupillometry and CreativityNeuroscience: Transcranial Electrical StimulationNonlinear Dynamical Systems, Chaos Theory, and CreativityNonprofit Creativity: Essential for a Healthy SectorNovelsNoveltyOperaOrganizational CreativityParacosmsParadoxical CreativityParticipatory CreativityPatentsPersonal CreativityPersonality: Big Five Personality CharacteristicsPersonality: Creative Self-EfficacyPersonality: GritPersonality: IntroversionPersonality: OpennessPersonality: Risk-TakingPhotographyPhysicsPlayPoetryPoliticsPolymathyPragmatismProblem FindingProdigiesPsycholinguisticsRegional Creativity: AsiaRegional Creativity: Cross-cultural Differences in CreativityRegional Creativity: Cultural Expressions in South AmericaRegional Creativity: Research Publications by RegionRemote AssociatesResearch: QualitativeResilience and AdaptationRewardsSchizotypyScienceSelf-actualizationSerendipitySocial CreativitySocial InnovationSocial TransformationSociologySportStressSuicideSurpriseSystems Theories and ApproachesTactics and StrategiesTalentTeaching CreativityTeamsTechnology: Computational CreativityTechnology: Computerized Text AnalysisTechnology: Creativity in ChatsTechnology: GamingTechnology: Memes (Units of Culture)Technology: Networks and Maps in Creativity Research, 1999–2018Testing/Measurement/AssessmentTheories of CreativityTimeTolerance for AmbiguityTourismTraining, Facilitating, Consulting, and CoachingTransforming Illness and Visual ArtTrauma and Creative TranscendenceUnconsciousUtah ConferencesVirtual RealityVisual PerceptionVotingWarWritersZeitgeistZen