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Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface. The Mystery of Creativity
Organization of the Book
How to Use This Book
Introduction
Why Study Creativity?
1.Development of “Your Potential”
2.“Rapid Growth of Competition in Business and Industry”
3.“Effective Use of Human Resources”
4.Discovery of “New and Better Ways to Solve Problems”
5.“Development of Society”
6.Enhancement of your “Knowledge” Base
7.Part of Being Human
8.Augmentation of your “Mental Health”
9.“Growing Body of Interest”
10. Application to “All Disciplines”
11. Contribution to “Effective Leadership”
12. Enhancement of the “Learning” “Process”
Exercises
THEORY: BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND CONCEPTS
Synergistic Interlude “The Golden Key,” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, #200
Questions to Ponder
1. What is Creativity? A Trick Quiz
The Process of Creativity
The Aspects of Creativity
The Creative Personality
Additional Characteristics of Creativity
1.“Convergent thinking”—“the ability to scan many relevant facts, then zero in on those facts most likely to result in the correct solution to a particular problem.”
2.“Divergent thinking”—“the ability to fan out in all directions from an idea.”
3.“Independent Judgment”—the ability to have faith in one’s ideas, no matter what others say
4.“Intellectual curiosity”—the penchant to wonder “What?” Why?” and “How?”
5.Playfulness—the possession of “a strong sense of humor and rich fantasy life.”
6.Avoidance of “early self-criticism of their ideas”—the ability to play with an idea instead of rejecting it outright as flawed
What is Creativity?
The Paradox of Creativity
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude. Alice in Wonderland Chapter I: “Down the Rabbit Hole”
Questions to Ponder
2. A New Paradigm for Creativity? The Issue with Paradigms
Paradigms for Creativity
A History Lesson:The Paradigm Shift
Specialization vs. the Interdisciplinary Approach
Integral Creativity
Mystical Creativity: “The Force”
Creative Synergy
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude “The Lost Coin” by Jonathan Young
Questions to Ponder
3. The Process: Synthesis+Energy= Synergy. Definitions
A Ten-Step Process. 1.Immerse yourself in the formulas of your craft
2.Before beginning a session, cultivate the Flow State
3.Center your awareness
4.Relate to the center of what is trying to happen through you
5.Get out of the way and let the inspiration flow
6.If you lose the felt sense of what is trying to happen, repeat stage 3 and/or 4
7.Take a break
8.Watch for synchronicity to help you
9.Try it out in the material world
10.Make adjustments
Conclusion
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude. Through the Looking Glass Chapter VI: “Humpty Dumpty”
Questions to Ponder:
4. Ken Wilber’s Integral Operating System
The Integral Operating System: Five Aspects
The First Aspect: The Quadrants222
The Second Aspect: Lines
The Third Aspect: Levels
The Fourth Aspect: States
The Fifth Aspect: Types
The Integral Operating System:AQAL
Exercises
Application Structured by Ken Wilber’s Integral Operating System
The Creator (I)
Synergistic Interlude. Alice in Wonderland Chapter V: “Advice from a Caterpillar”
Questions to ponder:
5. The Artist as “I”: Creativity in the. Upper Left, Part 1. The “Primary Imagination”
A Clarification: Religion vs. Spirituality and its Relationship to Colleges
Who Is the “I” That Creates?
How Do We Optimize the “I” for Creativity?
Go with the Flow
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude. Alice in Wonderland Chapter I: “Down the Rabbit Hole”
Chapter II: “The Pool of Tears”
Questions to ponder:
6. Creativity in the Upper Left, Part 2: The Paradox of Ego: Uses and Abuses. The Paradox
Uses of Ego
Abuses of Ego
Acting without Concern for the Results
Exercises
The Support Group (We)
Synergistic Interlude. Through the Looking Glass Chapter IV: “Tweedledum and Tweedledee”
Questions to ponder:
7 “The Two of Us”: Creativity in the Lower Left, Part 1
What Is the “We”?
What the “We” Is Not
Collaborative Pairs: “Joined Lives and Shared Work”
Conclusion
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude. Through the Looking Glass Chapter III: “A Caucus Race and a Long Tale”
Questions to ponder:
8 “We” as a Larger Group: Creativity in the Lower Left, Part 2
The Scope of Chapter 8
Groups Not Assembled by Institutions
Exercises
The Product (It): Aesthetics and the “Big Three”
Synergistic Interlude. Through the Looking Glass Chapter IV: “Tweedledum and Tweedledee (The Red King’s Dream)”
Questions to ponder:
9. The Aesthetic. Object or “Thing in. Itself”: Creativity. in the Upper Right, Part 1: Universal. Principles
Questions to Consider
The Ideational Realm—or, The Unified Field
The Upper Right
Ideational Blueprints
One Blueprint: Circles and Curves
Another Blueprint: Symmetry
Another Blueprint: Unity
Conclusion
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude. Through the Looking Glass Chapter VIII: “It’s My Own Invention.”
Questions to ponder:
10. The Aesthetic Object or “Thing in Itself”: Creativity in the Upper Right, Part 2: Science vs. Engineering
Beauty and Truth
Beauty and Truth in Science
Engineering
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude: “Prometheus”
Questions to Ponder
11. The Aesthetic Object or “Thing in Itself”: Creativity in the Upper Right, Part 3: The Arts. Beauty
Aesthetics
A Universal Principle: Energy
A Universal Principle: Juxtaposition and Contrast
A Universal Principle: Pattern Recognition
The Arts in General
Painting
Literature
Music
The Dance
Painting vs. Sculpture
Integrative Arts
Universal vs. Spirit of the Age?
“The Big Three,” Revisited
Creativity in the Artistic Product: A Conclusion
Exercises
The Domain or System (Its or They)
Synergistic Interlude. Alice in Wonderland Chapter VIII: “The Queen’s Croquet-Ground”
Questions to ponder
12. The Structure and Function of Institutional Teams: Creativity in the Lower Right, Part 1
Toxic or Nurturing?
Great Groups That Make a Significant Impact
Structures of Teams in Institutions
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude. Through the Looking Glass Chapter II: “The Garden of Live Flowers”
Questions to ponder
13. Systemic Support: Creativity in the Lower Right, Part 2 Patrons and Institutions Nurturing vs. Toxic Systems
Patronage
Contemporary Support for Creativity: Toxic and Nurturing Institutional Structures
What Next?
Exercises
Synergistic Interlude from Jonathan Young: “Once Upon a Time: How Fairy Tales Shape Our Lives”
Questions to Ponder
14. Conclusion: Synthesis, Summary, and Resources
Creative Synergy: The Philosophy
How to Be More Creative: Twenty Tips
Creativity in the Future. New Combinations
Web 3.0
“May the Force Be With You”
Exercises
Appendices
Appendix 1. Structures of Organizations
Appendix 2. Alternative Exercises
Bibliography
Index
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Exercises
The Product (It): Aesthetics and the “Big Three” Synergistic Interlude: “Tweedledum and Tweedledee (The Red King’s Dream)”
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