Group Creativity

1. Group creativity: An Introduction PART I: GROUP PROCESS AND CREATIVITY 2. The constraining effects of initial ideas 3. Diversity and creativity in work groups 4. Better than individuals? The potential benefits of dissent and diversity for group creativity 5. Group creativity and collective choice 6. Ideational creativity in groups: Lessons from research on brainstorming 7. Cognitive stimulation and interference in idea generating groups 8. Electronic brainstorming: Theory, research and future directions PART II: GROUP CREATIVITY IN CONTEXT 9. Is the social psychology of creativity really social? Moving beyond a focus on the individual 10. Newcomer innovation in work teams 11. The group as mentor: Social capital and the systems model of creativity 12. Creativity and innovation implementation in teams 13. Learning from direct and indirect experience in organisations 14. Creative cultures, nations and civilisations: Strategies and results 15. Group creativity: Common themes and future directions