Let's just see what happens: a qualitative case study of risk and uncertainty in the creative process

Ross, Wendy and Groves, Mike (2023) Let's just see what happens: a qualitative case study of risk and uncertainty in the creative process. Journal of Creative Behaviour. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2162-6057

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Abstract / Description

Research in creativity often measures creative potential: the number of ideas which can be generated, or the way a novel thought appears in the mind of the thinker. There is much less emphasis on creativity as the realisation of this potential. This paper uses focused cognitive ethnography to explore how creativity is manifest in a complex environment. We report four main findings: that creativity involves a form of “knowing through doing”, that creativity requires risk on different levels, that an embodied material sensitivity is required to make ideas appear in the world and that the form of the creative product is often unstable. We end with some reflections on the importance of detailed microgenetic work to expand our understanding of the embodied and responsive skills which are necessary for creativity.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright © The Authors. This is the peer reviewed version of the article that has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.578. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	creativity; creative process; creative potential; cognitive ethnography
Subjects:	100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 700 The arts; fine & decorative arts > 730 Plastic arts; sculpture
Department:	School of Social Sciences and Professions
Depositing User:	Wendy Ross
Date Deposited:	14 Dec 2022 11:49
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2023 15:37
URI:	https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/id/eprint/8085

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