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The Creative Process

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture ((PASCC))

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This chapter presents an overview of the creative process. First, the concept of the “creative process” is defined. Then a brief history of work on the creative process is presented. In the following section, different research methodologies used to study the creative process are illustrated. Finally, an overview of a large-scale research project that examined the creative process in visual arts, writing, science and engineering, design, and musical domains is provided.

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Lubart, T. (2018). Introduction. In: Lubart, T. (eds) The Creative Process. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50563-7_1

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