The Dark Side of Creativity by Cropley, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Half-title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Contributors 1 The Dark Side of Creativity: What Is It?

Failure to recognize the existence of the dark side The Bright Side of Creativity The Dark Side Inherent Negative Aspects of Creativity

Negative Aspects of Process Negative Aspects of Person

Moral Darkness Practical Remedies Against the Dark Side Closing Overview References

2 Creativity Has No Dark Side

Defining Creativity Divergent Thinking and the Dark Side as Options and Ideas Relativity, Values, and Conventionality Displaced Investments Intentions and Decision Making What Creativity is and What it is not Conclusions References

3 Positive Creativity and Negative Creativity (and Unintended Consequences)

The Utility of Distinguishing Positive and Negative Creativity Major Positive Aspects of Positive and Negative Creativity

Creative and Domain Skills in Positive and Negative Creativity

Situational Activation of Negative Creative Goals

Perceived Autonomy/Control Climate/Support/Threat Perceived Fairness

Intergroup Conflict

Cultural Influences Transformational Leadership

Conclusions and Implications References

4 Subjugating the Creative Mind: The Soviet Biological Weapons Program and the Role of the State

Introduction Biological Weapons Soviet-style Soviet Bioweaponeers

Motivations and Intentions

Retrospection: Justification or Regret? Conclusion References

5 Imagining the Bomb: Robert Oppenheimer, Nuclear Weapons, and the Assimilation of Technological Innovation

Beyond the Dark Side Technology and Society Robert Oppenheimer A Scientific Vision for the Atomic Age The Atomic Bomb and Early Cold War Politics References

6 The Innovation Dilemma: Some Risks of Creativity in Strategic Agency

Flexibility and Commitment Learning and Creativity Ball Bearings Seller’s Remorse Conclusions References

7 Early Creativity as a Constraint on Future Achievement

Success and Creativity: Generating Insights from Organizational Learning Creativity as a Constraint: Identifying the Psychological Mechanisms

Past Success and Cognitive Frames Affective Consequences of Past Success Past Success and Role Constraints

Past Success and Group Creativity: When the Effects of Success Depend on How you Explain It Concluding Thoughts References

8 Boundless Creativity

Meaning Motivation Ethics Countering Antisocial Creativity Discussion Conclusion References

9 Reviewing the Art of Crime: What, If Anything, Do Criminals and Artists/Designers Have in Common?

What is Creativity, and What do Artists and Designers and Criminals have in Common?

Opportunism and Risk Taking Breaking the Paradigm Problem Solving

The Dark Side of Creativity: case Studies from the Design Against Crime Research Centre (DACRC) The Dark Side of Creativity: More Case Studies from Art and Design Conclusion References

10 Creativity in Confinement

Malevolent Creativity and Confinement

The Emotional Impact of Confinement

The Definition of Creativity in a Correctional Environment

Creativity and Contraband Creativity and the Correctional Staff

The Variety Of art in a Correctional Setting

How Artistic Vision Is Expressed Inmate Art in the Public Eye

Art Programs Versus art Therapy in a Correctional Setting

Art as Education Art as Rehabilitation

The Impact of Creative Expression in a Correctional Environment A Conclusion Regarding Inmates’ Creativity in Confinement References

11 Creativity and Crime: How Criminals Use Creativity to Succeed

A Tat Story Told by a Criminal The Red Light from the Door Luis, a Great Manipulator

Free Sex and Meet the Gang On the Leyva

Billy, Another Great Manipulator Tommy, Yet Another Great Manipulator Closing Remarks References

12 So You Want to Become a Creative Genius?

Definitions Thesis: Creative Genius is Crazy Antithesis: Creative Genius is Sane Synthesis: Creative Genius is Eccentric References

13 Both Sides of the Coin? Personality, Deviance, and Creative Behavior

Personality and its Determinants

Age Gender Family

Creativity and Deviance

Problem Solving Creativity and Mood Criminal Thinking Strain Impulsivity

Conclusion References

14 Neurosis: The Dark Side of Emotional Creativity

Reflections on Three Early Works

Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground William James’s Variety of Religious Experiences Otto Rank’s Art and Artist

Creativity in the Domain of Emotion

Criteria for Creativity Applications to the Domain of Emotion The Misconstrual of Emotional Concepts

Non-Normative Sources of Emotion

Neuroses in Animals The Intrusion of Extraneous Factors

The Conflict Between Individualism and Collectivism Concluding Observations References

15 Dangling from a Tassel on the Fabric of Socially Constructed Reality: Reflections on the Creative Writing Process

In the Fertile Shadowy Swamplands of the Creative Mind The Self-Made Worldview The Adjacent Possible The Allure of Darkness Diminishing the Dark Side

Adapting Our Mode of Thought to the Situation

Bathing in the light of creativity without actually being creative Sustainable Invention Emerges From a Sustainable Worldview Conclusions References

16 Creativity in the Classroom: The Dark Side

Teachers’ Ambivalence About Creative Children How is Creativity Manifested in the Classroom? Antipathy or Indifference to Creativity Creativity as a Threat

A Threat to Received Knowledge A Threat to the Teacher’s Self-Image A Threat to Good Order and Discipline Creative Students Can Be “Difficult”

what is to be done?

Amount and Kind of Divergence Understanding Creative Products

References

17 The Dark Side of Creativity and How to Combat It

Creativity and Evil Wisdom: the Bright Side

What Is Wisdom? Wisdom-Related Skills Foolishness

Developing wise Thinking

Why Should Wisdom Be Included in the School Curriculum? Procedures to Follow in Teaching for Wisdom

Conclusion References

18 A Systems Engineering Approach to Counterterrorism

Terrorism as Creativity

Creative Products

Opposing Terrorists’ Malevolent Creativity A Systems Engineering–oriented Approach to Finding Solutions

The Antiterror Solution Workshop

References

19 Malevolent Innovation: Opposing the Dark Side of Creativity

Establishing a Concept of Malevolent Creativity Creativity and its Role in the Process of Innovation

A Differentiated Approach

The Six ps of Creativity

The Paradoxes of Innovation The Phase Approach The Six Ps of Malevolent Innovation

General principles for disrupting malevolent innovation

Blocking Dimensions

References

20 Summary – The Dark Side of Creativity: A Differentiated Model

Defining Creativity: Novelty and Usefulness Creativity and Competition A Dark Side to Creativity The Many Faces of the Dark Side The Four p’s of Creativity and the Dark Side Dealing with the Dark Side Concluding Remarks References

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