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Showing 1 to 20 of 264 for “"the creative process"”.
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Experimental Navigation and the Creative Process
For this creative project, I am exploring alternate methods of navigating urban environments, and ways in which this activity can inspire creativity. This process is intended to create a new awareness of the urban landscape, break out of the prescribed, and to inspire innovation. The range of …
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Organizational Structure and the Creative Process
A creative edge can be a powerful source of competitive advantage in business, in war, in the arts, in science, and in life. In fact, creativity, innovation and the ability to adapt and change organizational structures in response to an increasingly fast-paced and competitive business environment …
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The Creative Process in Developing a Series of Paintings
This thesis will attempt to present opinions of various authors and men of original thought plus factors compiled by research on the creative process.
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Examining the Creative Process of Visual Artists: A Phenomenological Study
… and organizations fail to nurture it. Today, there is a decline in creativity scores among U.S. students. This is concerning since many of these students will be the future leaders of organizations and communities. For this reason, this dissertation explores the creative process of visual …
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Situating Creativity: Developing a Non-Cartesian Approach to the Creative Process
… be understood as a situated and distributed process. As I develop my approach to understanding creativity over the course of this dissertation, three core claims emerge: 1) that the creative powers of particular agents are constituted within the concrete circumstances (both social and …
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Beyond the studio: the creative process in local, site-related dance
This practice–led research thesis comprises a dance performance and a written exegesis that will make salient and analyse the creative process in site-related choreography. The work explores the repercussions of moving dance making activities away from the traditional studio and considers how …
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A Momentary Stay Against Confusion : Robert Frost's Use of the Creative Process
… has not been widely known or understood. None of the many accounts of Frost's life written before 1966 accurately portray the poet as the complex man he really was. Lawrence Thompson's three-volume biography, however, revealed Frost's life-long struggle against mental imbalance and made this study …
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The Creative Process as Examined in a Series of Multi-Media Drawings
The problem of this study is: (1) to investigate, through related literature, theories of the psychological events which occur in the process of creativity, and other relevant aspects, such as general characteristics of creative individuals, some studies on the relationship of IQ and creativity, …
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When I'm in it... the written component : a sculptural exploration of the creative process
Abstract This project was in the Dorothy Somerset Studios on the University of British Columbia Campus during the week of April 14th till the 20th, 2008. I was advised by Professor Alison Green and Professor Richard Prince. The project’s title was When I’m in it… . It consisted of three groupings …
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Yoga, Flow and Art Therapy: An Investigation Into Yoga's Effects on the Creative Process
<p>Creativity is perhaps the most important factor contributing to human happiness and adaptation, and yet there is little known about initiating and maintaining creative states commonly referred to as flow. In a time of global population expansion, economic uncertainty and political chaos, the …
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Towards understanding creativity : a hypothesis about the creative process and the education in architecture
This thesis presents a hypothetical vision of creativity as an integrative process allowed by the organic human nature; by the way the human being is organized in aspects and systems from whose interaction six creative abilities would emerge: questioning, understanding, intuition, idea, fantasy, …
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The Creative Process: The Effects of Domain Specific Knowledge and Creative Thinking Techniques on Creativity
As we move further into the 21st century there are few processes that are more important for us to understand than the creative process. The aim of this thesis is to assist in deepening that understanding. To achieve this a review of the literature is first undertaken. Combining the many different …
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Creativity, altered states of consciousness and anomalous cognition: the role of epistemological flexibility in the creative process
… (ASCs) and parapsychological experiences? This thesis systematically explores the relationship between multiple dimensions of creativity and: personality traits characterised by an openness to intrapersonal experience and a fluid cognitive-style; specific altered states of consciousness and …
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Conceptualizing learning issues throughout the creative process of digital storytelling: case studies of three learners' video making
… practice that translates an individual’s synthesis of human experiences, memories, and aspirations into visual metaphors by means of multi-media tools, combining music, video and still images with an individual’s creative voice. I also maintain that narrative video production has tremendous …
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The Cycle of Creative Resources - The creative process and creative well-being from the perspective of picturebook illustrators
Research studies acknowledge the complex nature of creative personalities and show empirical evidence for an association between creativity and mood disorders. Yet, there has been surprisingly little discussion of creative professionals who have lost their work motivation and creative spark. A …
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An Inquiry into the Creative Process of Butoh: With Reference to the Implications of Eastern and Western Significances
This thesis investigates the creative processes of Butoh choreography. A phenomenological perspective is used in this thesis to explore the implications for choreographers of the choreographic options employed in Butoh creative processes. Phenomenology corresponds to the Japanese philosophical …
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Developing an annotated guide for collaborative planning of choral concerts based on Sawyer's eight stages of the creative process
… a guide with prompts to help people access the benefits of creativity research in the collaborative process of programming choral concerts. To highlight the distinctive characteristics of choral music in ways that engage the audience, programmers can utilize the Eight Stages of the Creative …
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