Creativity in engineering : novel solutions to complex problems /

Creativity in Engineering: Novel Solutions to Complex Problems focuses on creativity research, including what we know about those who are creative, what products are creative, the best processes for fostering creativity and the ways the best environments for creativity can be applied to the engineer...

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Main Author: Cropley, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2015]
Series:Explorations in creativity research.
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Summary:Creativity in Engineering: Novel Solutions to Complex Problems focuses on creativity research, including what we know about those who are creative, what products are creative, the best processes for fostering creativity and the ways the best environments for creativity can be applied to the engineering realm. The book provides practical advice for fostering creativity in the inception of new products, product design and in generating novel, effective and practical solutions to technological problems. The text defines what creativity is, and isn't, in applied settings, also discussing the role it plays in the future of technological advancement.
Physical Description:xxi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-314) and index.
ISBN:9780128002254
0128002255