A Critique Of Creativity And Complexity: Deconstructing Cliches
by Bharath Sriraman /
2014 / English / PDF
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In an increasingly complex world the natural human inclination is
to oversimplify issues and problems to make them seem more
comprehensible and less threatening. This tendency usually
generates forms of dogmatism that diminish our ability to think
creatively and to develop worthy talents. Fortunately, complexity
theory is giving us ways to make sense of intricate, evolving
phenomena. This book represents a broad, interdisciplinary
application of complexity theory to a wide variety of phenomena in
general education, STEM education, learner diversity and special
education, social-emotional development, organizational leadership,
urban planning, and the history of philosophy. The contributors
provide nuanced analyses of the structures and dynamics of complex
adaptive systems in these academic and professional fields.
In an increasingly complex world the natural human inclination is
to oversimplify issues and problems to make them seem more
comprehensible and less threatening. This tendency usually
generates forms of dogmatism that diminish our ability to think
creatively and to develop worthy talents. Fortunately, complexity
theory is giving us ways to make sense of intricate, evolving
phenomena. This book represents a broad, interdisciplinary
application of complexity theory to a wide variety of phenomena in
general education, STEM education, learner diversity and special
education, social-emotional development, organizational leadership,
urban planning, and the history of philosophy. The contributors
provide nuanced analyses of the structures and dynamics of complex
adaptive systems in these academic and professional fields.