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Morris I. Stein (1921 - 2006) was a professor in the department of Psychology at the School of Business and director of the Center for the Study of Creativity and Mental Health in Chicago. He was a Clinical psychologist which explains his strong focus on the creative individual and characteristics of the creative person. In his book Creativity and Culture (1953), he stated novelty as a criteria for defining creativity and researched creativity in people, from artist to chemists, connecting it to its social impact. He loved teaching and was an effective collector of creativity research. After his retirement, he started Creativity's Global Correspondence, collaborating with creativity researchers around the world.
Book to read: Stimulating Creativity: Volume 1, Individual Procedures discusses the psychological and social factors affecting creativity, including techniques applicable in technological and consumer-related product areas. Creativity is a process consisting of three overlapping stages—hypothesis formation, hypothesis testing, and the communication of results. The book reviews past criteria of creativity, and then suggests techniques, based on social and psychological differentiating characteristics of creativity, that can stimulate creativity.
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