creative thinking
Also known as: creative thinking, creative thought, creative thinking skills
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The evolution of human-type consciousness – a by-product of ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceBartoli et al. (2024) published 'Default mode network electrophysiological dynamics and causal role in creative thinking' in Brain, volume 147, pages 3409–3425.
referenceShofty et al. (2022) published 'The default network is causally linked to creative thinking' in Molecular Psychiatry, presenting evidence for the role of the default mode network in creativity.
Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org 2 facts
referenceMason et al. (2019) found that psilocybin has sub-acute effects on empathy, creative thinking, and subjective well-being.
referencePsychedelics modulate creative thought by inducing a hyper-associative, imagistic mode of thinking that operates with few logical constraints and connects unrelated words and images, as described by Girn et al. (2020).
The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting | NAEYC naeyc.org Feb 23, 2022 2 facts
referenceThe article 'All I Really Need to Know (About Creative Thinking) I Learned (by Studying How Children Learn) in Kindergarten' by M. Resnick, published in the Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity & Cognition in 2007, discusses creative thinking in the context of kindergarten learning.
perspectiveCreative thinking skills learned in kindergarten are foundational, as argued by Mitchel Resnick in a 2007 conference paper.
12 Workplace Challenges and Solutions to Avoid in 2025 | Quire quire.io Dec 30, 2024 1 fact
procedureTo cultivate an innovative mindset, organizations should encourage brainstorming sessions, allocate time for creative thinking, recognize and reward innovative ideas, and use collaboration tools like Quire to facilitate idea-sharing and track innovation-focused projects.
Early Digital Engagement Among Younger Children and the ... pediatrics.jmir.org Jul 3, 2025 1 fact
procedurePediatricians should encourage parents to engage children in hands-on, imaginative, and performing activities that interest them to encourage creative thinking and expand problem-solving skills.
4.2 Sleep & Why We Sleep – Introductory Psychology opentext.wsu.edu 1 fact
claimResearch indicates that sleep provides benefits including increased capacities for creative thinking, language learning, and inferential judgments, as supported by studies from Cai et al. (2009), Wagner et al. (2004), Fenn et al. (2003), Gómez et al. (2006), and Ellenbogen et al. (2007).
Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths ... link.springer.com Jul 25, 2023 1 fact
claimAutistic individuals often possess divergent and creative thinking skills, which allow them to perceive problems and challenges in new ways, according to research by Best et al. (2015) and Hough & Koenig (2014).