The creative person and the creative system

摘要

The talk will summarize the Systems Model of Creativity, which views innovation or creativity as not primarily an individual trait or process, but as a confluence of processes taking place in three related sub-systems: the Domain, or the knowledge base in which the innovation/creativity takes place; the Field, or persons who act as gatekeepers to the Domain; and the Person, who introduces a change to the Domain that is accepted by the Field. Characteristics of these elements of the system are discussed, and some applications of the Model mentioned.