Inventive General: Unraveling Story that Requires a Creative Solution
During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but...
Formation of a Сreatogenic Society
The Basic Conditions and Regularities of the Formation of a Сreatogenic Society
S.L. Markov (Chernivtsi)Abstract. The article deals with the main characteristics of a new...
Robert Sternberg: American researcher of creativity and intelligence
Robert Sternberg
Robert Jeffrey Sternberg
December 8, 1949, in Newark, New Jersey, United States
Citizenship: USA
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologist, psychometrician, author, researcher, lecturer
Specification: Cognitive psychology, intelligence, Psychology of...
Mechanisms of Creative Dialogue with the World
Mechanisms of Creative Dialogue with the World
Sergey L. Markov
Markov, S. L. (1997) Mechanisms of Creative Dialogue With the World. Paper presented at the 105th...
The spinning girl
Which direction does the girl rotate?
Clockwise or counterclockwise
If you shift your gaze to the shadow,
in the same instant, the direction of rotation will change.You...
“AHA” and “HAHA” reactions (b)
1. How many apples can you eat if your stomach is empty?
2. How far can a dog run into the forest?
3. What do you...
Detective’s find
Once a detective found a pipe, a top hat, a scarf,
a carrot and five pieces of coal lying together
in the middle of a field.
What...
The Main Stages of Creativity
Model of the creative process
The main stages of creativity and creative problem solving
1. Saturation (preparation).
2. Incubation.
3. Illumination (Inspiration).
(H. Helmholtz, 1891, 1896).1. Random combinations.
2. Selection
(A....
Brilliant Simplicity – Example of Creative Problem Solving
One Major Research Institute has been tasked to measure the temperature of weevil, a pest beetle.
Long-term investigations and the use of expensive equipment were...
The Relativity of Truth
“What is your age?” asked the judge. “Remember you’re under oath”
“I am twenty one years and some months” the woman answered.
Really she was an...
Sense creation in the structure of processes of meaning dynamics
Sergey L. Markov. Sense creation in the structure of processes of meaning dynamics
The article discusses the basic processes of meaning dynamics of personality, reveals...
Creative Dialogue, Love, and Empathy
Creativity as Love and Dialogue
Productive Dialogue and Mayeutics - a method of facilitating the birth of new knowledge, through questioning (Socrates, 5th century B.C.); Eros,...