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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology of Creativity
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Creativity is often viewed as an internal cognitive process.
  • Existing theories may not fully capture the contextual and relational aspects of creative expression.
  • John Dewey's philosophy of 'art as experience' provides a foundation for understanding creativity as an interactive process.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and substantiate an action theory of creativity.
  • To analyze creative expression within five distinct domains: art, design, science, scriptwriting, and music.
  • To investigate creativity as a relational and inter-subjective phenomenon.

Main Methods:

  • Development of an action framework for analyzing creative acts.
  • Derivation of a coding frame based on Dewey's philosophy.
  • Qualitative analysis of 60 interviews with recognized French creators across five domains.

Main Results:

  • Identification of complex, domain-specific models of action and interaction in creative processes.
  • Discovery of similarities and differences in creative action across diverse fields.
  • Evidence supporting the view that creative action occurs "in between" actors and their environment, rather than solely "inside" individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Creativity is fundamentally a relational and interactive process.
  • The proposed action theory offers a new lens for understanding creative expression.
  • Findings have implications for educational psychology, suggesting a focus on environmental and interactive factors in fostering creativity.