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ERIC Number: EJ1217690
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0175
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It Is Time to Observe the Creative Process: How to Use a Creative Process Report Diary (CRD)
Botella, Marion; Nelson, Julien; Zenasni, Franck
Journal of Creative Behavior, v53 n2 p211-221 Jun 2019
Although the first research on the creative process was based on interviews with the aim of identifying the main stages (macro-process), in the last 50 years researchers have focused more on the analysis of micro-processes, i.e., the mechanisms underlying the generation of ideas. This interest in the micro-processes is partly a result of the tools available to researchers to carry out rigorous studies on the creative process. In this article, we present a useful and relevant analytical tool for macro-processes to assess the creative process in a natural context and when it occurs. Here, the reader will find advice on establishing a research protocol for the creative process by using diaries. Examples of diaries and results are presented. The advantage of this tool is that it enables a direct, rich, and inexpensive assessment of the creative process. Thus, the ecological validity of the diary method is particularly high.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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