Growing Up Creative
Nurturing a Lifetime of Creativity
$19.95 | Paperback | Creative Education Foundation (1992)
Here is a myth-shattering look at the most important and misunderstood aspect of a child's development: Creativity. Based on almost 15 years of research with hundreds of children, Growing Up Creative answers the questions parents and teachers ask most frequently: What is Creativity? How is it different from talent or intelligence? And why is it so important? Growing Up Creative is filled with dozens of concrete, hands-on exercises and techniques that can help a parent or teacher keep creativity alive at home and at school. This is research sure to be embraced by any adult wanting to help a child be all he or she can be, happily and creatively. In this book you'll learn:
- What children's creativity is and how to recognize it.
- The basic components for children's creativity.
- The importance of motivation in creativity.
- How home and school environments can destroy children's creativity.
- Techniques that parents and teachers can use to keep children's creativity alive
About the Author
Teresa Amabile
Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School. Originally educated as a chemist, Teresa received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. She studies how everyday life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. Teresa’s research encompasses creativity, productivity, innovation, and inner work life – the confluence of emotions, perceptions, and motivation that people experience as they react to events at work.
Teresa recently spoke at TEDx Atlanta. Visit the speaking page to watch her talk. Teresa was also recently ranked number 18 on the Thinkers 50, the definitive listing of the world's top 50 business thinkers. Click here to see the Thinkers 50 page about Teresa.