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Cunningham, J. Barton; MacGregor, James N.; Gibb, Jenny; Haar, Jarrod – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2009
A central question in creativity concerns how insightful ideas emerge. Anecdotal examples of insightful scientific and technical discoveries include Goodyear's discovery of the vulcanization of rubber, and Mendeleev's realization that there may be gaps as he tried to arrange the elements into the Periodic Table. Although most people would regard…
Descriptors: Creativity, Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Classification