Milieus of Creativity

"Milieus of Creativity" is the second volume in the book series "Knowledge and Space". This book deals with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of environments, space and contexts on the production and application of knowledge. The contributions in this volume focus on the role of places, environments, and spatial contexts for the emergence and perpetuation of creativity. Is environment a social or a spatial phenomenon? Are only social factors relevant for the development of creativity or should one also include material artefacts and resources in its definition? How can we explain spatial disparities of creativity without falling victim to geodeterminism?

"Milieus of Creativity is the second volume in the book series Knowledge and Space. This book deals with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of environments, space and contexts on the production and application of knowledge. The contributions in this volume focus on the role of places, environments, and spatial contexts for the emergence and perpetuation of creativity. Is environment a social or a spatial phenomenon? Are only social factors relevant for the development of creativity or should one also include material artefacts and resources in its definition? How can we explain spatial disparities of creativity without falling victim to geodeterminism?This book offers insights from various disciplines such as environmental psychology, philosophy, and social geography. It presents the results of a research conference at Heidelberg University in September 2006, which was supported by the Klaus Tschira Foundation."

Introduction: The Spatiality of Creativity.- On the Psychology of Creativity.- Domain-Generality Versus Domain-Specificity of Creativity.- Scientific Creativity as a Combinatorial Process: The Chance Baseline.- The Riddle of Creativity: Philosophy's View.- Creativity: Multidimensional Associative or Chaotic Process? Methodological Comments on Creative Processes and Metaphors in Aesthetics and Innovation.- Milieus of Creativity: The Role of Places, Environments, and Spatial Contexts.- Creativity, Intelligence, and Culture: Connections and Possibilities.- Exploring the Relationships Between Problem-Solving Style and Creative Psychological Climate.- Creativity in Cross-Cultural Innovation Teams: Diversity and Its Implications for Leadership.- Space(s) of Innovation: Regional Knowledge Economies.- The Unconscious City: How Expectancies About Creative Milieus Influence Creative Performance.- Conceptual Spaces.- Looking at the Present Through the Future: Science-Fiction Urbanism and Contingent and Relational Creativity.- Teleology, Contingency, and Networks.- Geophilosophy and Creative Milieus.