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The Transformational Potential of Hidden Creativity

Glăveanu, Vlad Petre orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6029-6718, Green, Adam E. and Kaufman, James C. (2024) The Transformational Potential of Hidden Creativity. In: Sternberg, Robert J. and Karami, Sareh, (eds.) Transformational Creativity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 135-147. ISBN 978-3-031-51590-3

Abstract
In this chapter, we outline three ways to try to prevent potentially transformational creators from giving up on being creative. The first is to tackle misperceptions and biases that people have about creativity as a construct that could prevent them from identifying as a creative person. The second is to help people grow as creators by building insight and understanding that can help them develop their strengths, note potential resources, and overcome possible hurdles. The third way is to spread recognition that not only is the social domain just as valid as artistic or scientific domains but also that it relies on certain types of creative thinking that may be particularly useful for transformative creative actions. Throughout and in our conclusion, we discuss ways in which the creators who might be inspired by these efforts may be more likely to gravitate toward transformational creativity.
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Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Transformational Creativity;, Hidden Creativity; Creativity Misconceptions; Distributed Creativity
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for Possibility Studies
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Official URL:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:33113
Deposited On:17 Aug 2026 14:07 by Tam Nguyen . Last Modified 17 Aug 2026 14:07
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