Constraints in Creativity (Advances in Creativity and Giftedness)

All creative work operates under constraints. Yet, despite an overall increase in attention over the past decade, the matter of constraints has received much less attention than has creativity, in general. This book represents an effort by the editors to integrate diverse perspectives on constraints in creativity from 22 researchers, who aim to define constraints, uncover their structure, delineate the conditions under which they facilitate or inhibit creativity, and outline how an understanding of the role of constraints in creative thinking can inform our understanding of the nature of creativity itself.

Constraints in Creativity provides educators, managers, creativity researchers, and anyone looking to improve their own creative skills with theoretical and practical insights into the role of constraints in the creative process.

Contributors are: Don Ambrose, John Baer, Paul Joseph Barnett, Michael Mose Biskjaer, Nathalie Bonnardel, Anthony Chemero, Peter Dalsgaard, Vlad Glăveanu, Armand Hatchuel, James C. Kaufman, Agnès Lellouche-Gounon, Pascal Le Masson, Kelsey E. Medeiros, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Eric Rietzschel, Wendy Ross, Diana Rus, Dean Keith Simonton, Robert J. Sternberg, Patricia D. Stokes, Catrinel Tromp and Benoit Weil.

Catrinel Tromp, Ph.D. (Princeton University), is Professor of Psychology at Rider University. She is the author of the Green Eggs and Ham hypothesis and the Integrated Constraints in Creativity model.
Robert J. Sternberg, Ph.D. (Stanford University), is Professor of Psychology at Cornell University and Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg. He holds 13 honorary doctorates and won the Grawemeyer Award in Psychology.
Don Ambrose, Ph.D. (University of Oregon), is Professor Emeritus at Rider University and Roeper Review editor. An interdisciplinary scholar, Don’s awards include the Mensa Lifetime Achievement and NAGC distinguished scholar. He does invited keynote presentations throughout the world.