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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities

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  • Imagination is a fundamental human capacity essential for navigating complex global challenges.
  • Defining and encouraging 'applied imagination' is critical for human survival and thriving.
  • Social forces significantly influence the development and expression of imagination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define the concept of applied imagination.
  • To explore the possibilities and challenges of measuring imagination.
  • To identify effective strategies for fostering imagination.

Main Methods:

  • Convened a series of focus groups, termed 'virtual salons', to discuss imagination.
  • Explored three guiding questions: definition, measurement, and fostering of imagination.
  • Analyzed discussions on the role of social forces, faith, and maladaptive aspects of imagination.

Main Results:

  • Applied imagination is linked to survival, social influences, faith, and has a 'dark side'.
  • Measuring imagination proved divisive, with arguments for indirect methods versus impossibility and ethical concerns.
  • Fostering imagination involves play, humor, separating activities, and using constraints.

Conclusions:

  • Imagination is a multifaceted capacity with significant implications for individual and societal well-being.
  • Further research is needed to develop methods for measuring and fostering imagination.
  • A transdisciplinary field of imagination studies is proposed to advance research and application.