readings

Peer-reviewed publications

Abu Raya et al (2023), The reciprocal relationship between openness and creativity: From neurobiology to multicultural environments

Alabbasi et al (2022), What do educators need to know about the Torrance tests of creative thinking: A comprehensive review

AlShebli et al (2018), The preeminence of ethnic diversity in scientific collaboration

Amabile 1990, A model of creativity and innovation in organizations

Amabile & Pratt (2016), The dynamic componential model of creativity and innovation in organizations: Making progress, making meaning

Auernhammer & Roth (2021), The origin and evolution of Stanford University’s design thinking: From product design to design thinking in innovation management

Aziz-Zadeh et al (2013), Exploring the neural correlates of visual creativity

Baer (2016) Domain specificity of creativity: Theory, research, and practice

Baird et al (2012), Inspired by distraction: Mind-wandering facilitates creative incubation

Barron (1955), The disposition toward originality

Beaty et al (2015), Default and executive network coupling supports creative idea production

Brown & Paul (2024), The corpus callosum and creativity revisited

Cariani (2008), Emergence and creativity

Chen et al (2020), Mapping the artistic brain: Common and distinct neural activations associated with musical, drawing, and literary creativity

Chen et al (2025), Dynamic switching between brain networks predicts creative ability

Constant et al (2024), Cultivating creativity: Predictive brains and the enlightened room problem

Darbellay et al (2014), Interdisciplinary research boosted by serendipity

Dong et al (2018), Collaboration diversity and scientific impact

Dove et al (2013), Using data visualization in creativity workshops: A new tool in the designer’s kit

Eberle (1972), Developing imagination through SCAMPER

Fan et al (2020), Can cultural intelligence affect employee’s innovative behavior? Evidence from Chinese migrant workers in South Korea

Glaveanu et al (2019), Advancing creativity theory and research: A socio-cultural manifesto

Goncalo et al (2018), Creativity from constraint? How the political correctness norm influences creativity in mixed-sex work groups

Gu et al (2023) Online creativity training: Examining the effectiveness of a comprehensive training approach

Guaman-Quintanilla et al (2022), Impact of design thinking in higher education: a multi-actor perspective on problem solving and creativity

Heilman (2016), Possible brain mechanisms of creativity

Hennessey and Amabile (2010), Creativity

Hundschell et al (2021), The effects of diversity on creativity, A literature review and synthesis

Jung et al (2010), Neuroanatomy of creativity

Kaufman & Beghetto (2009), Beyond big and little: The four C model of creativity

Kenett et al 2018, Driving the brain towards creativity and intelligence: A network control theory analysis

Kim (2011), The creativity crisis: The decrease in creative thinking scores on the TTCT

Kim et al (2023), Making creativity explicit: A workshop to foster creativity in biomedical science education

Kotler et al (2025) Flow and intuition: A systems neuroscience comparison

Lee et al (2020) Leadership, creativity, and innovation: A meta-analytic review

Leung et al (2008), Multicultural experience enhances creativity: The when and how

Li et al (2015), Brain structure links trait creativity to openness to experience

Li & Zheng (2025), Expertise diversity of teams predicts originality and long-term impact in science and technology

Limb & Braun (2008), Neural substrates of spontaneous musical performance: An fMRI study of jazz improvisation

Onarheim & Friis-Olivarius (2013), Applying the neuroscience of creativity to creativity training

Oppezzo and Schwartz (2014), Give your ideas some legs: The positive effect of walking on creative thinking

Parnes & Noller (1972) Applied Creativity: The Creative Studies Project

Plambech et al (2015), The impact of nature on creativity: A study among Danish professionals

Root-Bernstein and Root-Bernstein (2013), The art and craft of science

Runco & Acar (2012), Divergent thinking as an indicator of creative potential

Runco & Jaeger (2012), The standard definition of creativity

Scheffer et al (2015) Dual thinking for scientists

Scheffer et al (2017) Teaching originality? Common habits behind creative production in science and arts

Scott et al (2004), The effectiveness of creativity training: A quantitative review

Serafinelli & Tabellini (2021), Creativity over time and space: A historical analysis of European cities

Shi et al (2017), Different brain structures associated with artistic and scientific creativity: A voxel-based morphometry study

Sio & Lortie-Forgues (2024), The Impact of Creativity Training on Creative Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review and Critical Evaluation of 5 Decades of Creativity Training Studies

Sowden et al (2014), The shifting sands of creative thinking: Connections to dual-process theory

Statler et al (2011), Serious play as a practice of paradox

Stein (1953) Creativity and Culture

Vedres and Vásárhelyi (2022), Inclusion unlocks the creative potential of gender diversity in teams

Zaidel (2014), Creativity, brain, and art: Biological and neurological considerations

Zhu et al 2016, Brain structure links everyday creativity to creative achievement

Connectome, a map of neural connections in the brain. Photo thanks to jgmarcelino.

Other articles

Agapakis (2025) The Structure of metascientific revolutions

Chemaly (2018), Anger is fire for creativity — and it’s time to let it burn

Florida (2017), Cities are the fonts of creativity

Kotler (2021), Three science-based strategies to increase your creativity

Penn LPS Online, How to train your brain for creativity

Books

Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi, Creativity: The psychology of discovery and invention

Ellen Dissanayake, What is Art For?

Rod Judkins, The art of creative thinking

Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, fast and slow

Austin Kleon, Steal like an artist; Show your work, etc.

Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, The creativity choice: The science of making decisions to turn ideas into action

Questlove, Creative quest

Robert Root-Bernstein & Michele Root-Bernstein, Sparks of genius

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