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Assessing the level of creativity in open socio-economic systems: the case of the video game industry
The aim of the study is to develop and empirically validate an integrated mixed-methods toolkit that combines expert and quantitative indicators for the systematic measurement of creativity in the process of creating video games in open socio-economic systems in the context of the Ukraine. The object of the study is the systemic manifestation of creativity within the video game development process as an open socio-economic system under extraordinary conditions. The scientific objective of the study is to develop a theoretical basis for assessing creativity in the video game development industry and to formulate a methodology for a comprehensive assessment of creativity, including qualitative and quantitative methods, to ensure objectivity and reliability of the results. The research methodology includes the method of expert analysis, together with the Delphi method and the method of integral assessment. The researchers managed to produce results like a new methodological approach to assessing the level of creativity among workers in the video game development industry. Limitations of your study may include reliance on subjective judgment in the peer review and Delphi methods, which may affect the objectivity of the results. Future research prospects could include expanding the methodology to more companies to ensure greater representativeness and using automated tools to analyze creativity, which could help improve the objectivity of the assessments.
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Creative approaches to developing individuality and personal skills in schoolchildren
In today’s dynamic society, the evolving nature of personality influence necessitates novel methods for fostering student individuality and personal skill development, crucial for societal interaction and educational progression. The purpose of the study is to explore socio-cultural approaches to developing individuality and personal skills among secondary school students. The study employs a mixed-method approach, integrating quantitative analysis of a questionnaire administered to 40 secondary school students and qualitative insights from educational innovation practices. The questionnaire focused on assessing student perceptions of various developmental methodologies, including creative projects, mentoring programs, and organized training events. The results of the study indicate that developmental preferences vary by age: 12–13-year-olds benefit significantly from creative projects, 14–15-year-olds from structured trainings and events, and 16-year-olds from mentoring and elective courses. This diversity underscores the effectiveness of individualized educational approaches tailored to developmental stages and personal preferences. Furthermore, students across all age groups responded positively to the integration of innovative technologies in their learning environments, highlighting the role of creative tools in personal and skill development. The study confirms the necessity of adopting age-specific, innovative educational strategies that effectively combine soft and hard skills to foster robust individuality and skill sets among students, preparing them for future academic and societal challenges.
Creativity dimensions of individual and group with the moderating role of guidance
The current study intends to explore the effect of a participant unit (Individual/group) and guidance provided through design thinking on different dimensions of creativity. It further discusses the relevance of employing a particular participant unit to get better output based on the requirements at different stages of innovation or creativity. The study explores different aspects of creativity – originality, fluency, flexibility, or elaboration – to determine which is stronger in individual, group, and guided units. The experimental study was conducted with 20 groups and 159 individuals. Non-guided Individuals (students pursuing master’s in business administration) made up the control group and the three experimental groups were non-guided groups (students pursuing master’s in business administration), guided individuals, and guided groups (students pursuing master’s in design thinking). The results show that groups are better in fluency and flexibility whereas individuals are better in originality and elaboration. The role of “group” and “guidance” (degree in design thinking) in innovation, creativity, and idea generation has reverberated in this research. The present study provides insight to researchers, students, and individuals in either academics or corporate interested in creativity and innovation.
Factors influencing creativity dispositions of innovators with patents: a structural relationship model
Innovators are considered of very importance person in the field of creativity due to their original products. The creativity disposition (CD) is as crucial an influence on their work, but little is known about factors that influence it. Therefore, this study explored the level of family autonomy support (FS), working autonomy support (WS), and motivation (MO) for innovation development and CD to estimate the impact of factors that influence the CD among innovators with patents. Stratified random sampling was used to obtain 243 samples of innovators who licensed patents with the Department of Intellectual Property, Innovations, Thailand during the 15 years previous to this writing. Measurement instruments consisted of one preliminary (demographic) questionnaire and four scales. Data were examined by Pearson product moment correlation and path analysis. Averages of FS and CD were found to be high, while averages of WS and MO were moderate. Consistency index statistics indicated that the developed model was consistent with the data. Study results indicated MO’s important role as both a direct effect and as a mediator variable of FS and WS through CD. Directors of organizations should recognize and apply this finding to discover methods to enhance innovators with patents’ CD.
Everyday creativity as a sociocultural value: stability, social divides, and cross-national variation in Europe
This study examines everyday creativity as a sociocultural value orientation across European societies, conceptualizing creativity not only as an individual capacity but also as a culturally embedded framework. Drawing on longitudinal and comparative data from the European Social Survey, it investigates cross-national variation in the valuation of everyday creativity, its stability or change over time, and its sociodemographic structuring. The results reveal persistent cross-national differences in creativity values and the absence of a uniform temporal trend. Although everyday creativity is widely valued across Europe, the extent to which it is socially structured varies substantially between societies.
Knowledge society: a creative model for Ukrainian realities
The article analyzes the challenges and opportunities facing Ukrainian society in the context of global changes, and proposes approaches to forming an innovative environment capable of stimulating the development of human capital, creativity, and interdisciplinary interaction. The analysis shows that the concept of the knowledge society extends beyond the traditional understanding of the information society, emphasizing not only access to information but also the ability to comprehend, transform, and creatively apply it. The knowledge society is viewed as a conceptual model of social structure in which knowledge, information, and intellectual capital act as the key resources for development, power, and prosperity. The article proposes a creative model of the knowledge society, the functioning of which is based on the principles of openness, inclusivity, ethics, innovativeness, continuous learning, and others. It is substantiated that the foundation of the knowledge society is formed by educational and scientific institutions, technologies, human potential, and social processes.
Stimulating collective creativity in fashion small and medium enterprises: towards a resource-sensitive innovation model
Creativity is an essential factor for the success of the fashion industry, but small and medium enterprises often face significant barriers when it comes to systematically developing innovation. Unlike major companies, small businesses do not have dedicated research and development infrastructure and are therefore highly dependent on collaborative and resource-efficient processes. This article discusses the gap in existing systems and proposes a conceptual model to stimulate collective creativity that is adapted to the realities of fashion small and medium enterprises. The model emphasizes resource sensitivity, less formalized management, and measurable results, including product novelty, go-to-market time, and customer engagement. By treating creativity as a collective capability, this study contributes both to theoretical insights into small and medium enterprises innovation processes and to practical guidelines for fashion industry practitioners seeking to increase competitiveness. The study concludes with recommendations for managers, policymakers, and future research on the applicability of the creativity model.
Creative communication in English for specific purposes through multifaceted speaking in panel discussions
In English for specific purposes, students need to manage dialogue as well as prepared delivery; yet, classroom speaking tasks often underemphasize how prepared language is extended into co-constructed interaction. This study examines how a panel discussion format, taught as an extension of preparation, fosters speaking, defined as the coordinated use of planned contributions, reasoning, audience alignment, and collaborative synthesis. The study was conducted at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania, with 68 undergraduates in creative programmes. The intervention consisted of preparation with explicit language aims, a peer-moderated panel with audience questions, and a structured debrief. Evidence was collected through a Mentimeter survey. Results indicate increased confidence in discussion, faster retrieval of discipline-specific vocabulary, turn-taking, and readiness to move beyond rehearsed material. The contribution lies in operationalizing multifaceted speaking as an interactional route to creative communication within English for specific purposes through a repeatable panel design with transfer to pitches, critiques, and short presentations.
Enhancing creative professional competence in foreign language acquisition for future environmental designers in Ukraine: a systematic review
This comprehensive study investigates the development of creative professional competence in foreign language among students enrolled in Ukraine’s Environmental Design educational programmes. Drawing on survey data from 226 participants, the research highlights the growing recognition of the role of English language proficiency in equipping future environmental designers for global, interdisciplinary practice. The findings reveal that while a majority of students appreciate the importance of such competence, significant gaps remain in curriculum structure, resource accessibility, and instructional design. In particular, students report insufficient instructional hours and a lack of integration of authentic, profession-specific English materials – challenges that hinder the acquisition of specialized communicative skills. The study emphasizes that foreign language education must go beyond basic instruction and instead be embedded within real-world, design-related contexts. It advocates for the adoption of content and language integrated learning approaches, using debates, discussions, and design-based tasks to foster creativity, linguistic fluency, and intercultural competence. The dual use of English – both in scientific (designer-to-designer) and conversational (designer-to-client) registers – demands a curriculum that addresses both academic and practical communication needs. Therefore, the research calls for strategic reforms, including curriculum realignment, increased exposure to authentic materials, faculty training in English for specific purposes, and the integration of project-based and blended learning. Thus, creative professional competence in foreign language is not a supplementary skill but a foundational one – essential for enabling designers to express innovation, collaborate globally, and adapt in a dynamic professional landscape. Systemic institutional support may find benefit from to realize these educational goals and prepare designers for 21st century challenges.
Rock subculture in Žilvinas Glušinskas’ photographs: building communal capital through creative documentary
The historical background of the rock subculture’s political engagement and cultural relevance in Lithuania, along with photography’s role in shaping and establishing society’s collective identity, suggests that the study of contemporary photography related to this subculture may offer insights into broader societal developments and photography’s function within them. Building on this premise, the article explores Žilvinas Glušinskas’ photography series The Bash at Mekanikas’ Fazenda (orig. in Lithuanian (irregular language use with jargon): Tūsas pas Mekaniką fazendoje, 2019–2024) with the aim of defining how photography represents and shapes a specific rock subculture community and its connection to wider society today. To address this, the study analyses the documentary, artistic and cultural aspects of Glušinskas’ works, as well as the different contexts and media through which they are disseminated. The research is based on sociologist Sarah Thornton’s notion of subcultural capital, which in turn stems from the concept of cultural capital defined by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. The article concludes with a statement that creativity in photography, combined with its documentary value and the dissemination of photographs through mass and micro media, becomes a tool for generating communal capital – a symbolic meaning shared by a group of people, binding them into a community in a diverse and fragmented society.
Exploring creative behaviour in special education and nutrition teachers
This study aimed to assess the level of creative behaviour among special education and nutrition teachers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a focus on how gender, experience, and specialization influence creativity. The sample included 144 teachers (male and female) from schools under the Ministry of Education (United Arab Emirates), with a validated questionnaire developed by the researchers to measure creative behaviour. The findings indicated that the overall level of creative behaviour was moderate, with significant differences favoring female teachers. Nutrition teachers exhibited higher levels of creative behaviour compared to their special education counterparts. Based on these findings, the study recommends the development of targeted training programmes that enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptive change management skills to foster creativity among educators.
The meaning of being a creative teacher through discovering
The research problem relates to the lack of research in terms of perceiving the meaning of being a creative teacher. The study aimed to highlight the phenomenological structure meaning of being a creative teacher. The methodology was based on the approach of integral phenomenology. A total of 26 interviews were obtained. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed by integrating approaches of practical and epistemological phenomenologies. Findings showed that for teachers the core component in the phenomenological meaning of being a creative teacher was discovering. The conclusions summarized that discovering within the phenomenological structure of being a creative teacher involves pursuing, updating, engaging, being spontaneous, and experimenting.
Developing creativity in preschool children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties: experiences of teachers
One of the fundamental goals of education is to recognise a child’s creative abilities and to create conditions for acquiring and expanding these competences. The success of education of children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties highly depends on the education system’s ability to provide inclusive, high-quality education and services, as well as create an environment that meets the individual needs of each learner. It is relevant to find positive attitudes within the educational community, teachers’ willingness to work, and the ways to develop creativity in children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties. This article explores teachers’ experiences of creativity development for preschool children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties. The research method employed was semi-structured interviews with eight preschool teachers who have experience working with children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties. The findings of the study have revealed that important factors in the education of children include: a creative teacher, democratic relationships among the participants in the educational process, a safe environment, and motivating the child to be creative; barriers to creativity are related to the child’s lack of self-confidence and negative reactions or criticism from adults; creativity of preschool children with behavioural and/or emotional difficulties is most stimulated by providing support, respect, encouragement, and privacy; the most frequent ways of fostering creativity in preschool children are through the activities of art, music, dance, drawing, etc. The results of the study are important in the context of inclusive education and point to directions for further research on the possibilities of creativity development.
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Metaphor as a marker of creativity in digital visual art: aspect of socio-cultural communication
This article investigates metaphor as a key element of creative digital visual art within the context of Kazakhstan’s contemporary art scene. The authors analyse the role of metaphor in shaping the aesthetic and communicative potential of works by Kazakhstani digital artists, focusing on materials shared on social media platforms. Special attention is given to metaphors rooted in national cultural codes, such as the yurt, camel, traditional Kazakh attire, and other symbols, and their diverse interpretations. The author highlight that creative metaphorical thinking becomes particularly active during periods of civic engagement. The yurt, for instance, serves as a metaphorical image that unveils meanings related to national identity, historical heritage, and the future development of Kazakh society. Metaphor functions as an indicator of effective large-scale communication, involving audiences in co-creation and interpretation of significant phenomena, including natural disasters and social tragedies. In this context, metaphor contributes to the interactivity of digital art. The article also emphasizes the importance of social media as a platform for sharing works with vivid metaphorical imagery and discusses the interdependence of financial support, technological innovation, and the qualitative growth of creative digital visual art.
Enhancing reintegration of juvenile delinquents through creativity in art therapy
For juvenile offenders, engaging in creative activities supports adaptation to their particular life situation by diverting attention from existing difficulties, contributing to a gradual stabilisation of the emotional system and making less salient feelings of isolation. In this study, we will look at the possibilities of art therapy for juvenile offenders and its positive effects, focusing on visual arts. We explore the conceptual background of the topic, examine the positive effects of these activities, and present important practical initiatives. Based on the findings of the literature and the initiatives studied, the positive outcomes of art therapy are wide-ranging, not only contributing to the development of specific skills, but also facilitating emotional expression and increasing self-esteem. For individuals who have lower communication skills, lower self-esteem, and poorer academic performance, art therapy programmes can be particularly beneficial and provide opportunities for learning and development. The literatures confirm that it is an excellent tool for preventing secondary desistance, so it is not only in the interest of the young people concerned, but also of society as a whole to support these programmes.
Creativity and artificial intelligence in design
This article examines the evolving relationship between creativity and artificial intelligence in design by analysing how artificial intelligence tools influence creative work within designer-led processes across design domains. A semi-systematic literature review of 67 studies maps artificial intelligence contributions to idea generation, decision-making, and conceptual exploration across stages of the design process. Findings inform a functional taxonomy grouping tools by creative support roles, stimulus generation, optimisation, evaluation, and hybrid workflow support, prioritising situated use over technological typologies. Recurring challenges include dependence on automated outputs, interface-driven shifts in ideation strategies and reduced diversity of exploration. The taxonomy enables assessment of how artificial intelligence contributes to ideation and refinement, informing research, education, and professional practice concerned with exploratory breadth, diversity, and workflow efficiency.
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Malicious creativity in Telegram’s (software) anti-vaccination ecosystem: profiling actors and early misinformation dynamics
This study examines methodological challenges in collecting and analysing misinformation on Telegram (software) and develops a platform-sensitive conceptual framework for identifying malicious actors. Addressing gaps in existing research, the framework accounts for Telegram’s distinctive features, including limited moderation, privacy affordances, and channel-based dissemination. The study combines a structured literature review with the development and empirical testing of a four-dimensional framework encompassing creators, message content, target victims, and social context. The framework is applied to the anti-vaccination ecosystem on Telegram using a dataset of 7550 messages collected from 151 public channels and manually annotated. The results demonstrate both the analytical value of structured content-based approaches and their limitations in attributing malicious activity without behavioural and network-level data.
Arts-based education to develop creativity in Lithuania: insights from public policy theories
This study is a critical overview of the Lithuanian system of arts-based education, which provides conditions for the development of creativity in children and young people. The aim of the study is to provide an analysis of the ongoing transformations, changes, and tensions that are emerging in the field of an arts-based education in Lithuania. The authors analyze the particular case of arts-based education with reference to several theoretical public policy frameworks. Insights gained from the historical institutionalist approach illuminate the path dependency that favors institutionalized, centralized, elitist forms of traditional arts-based education, such as music and fine art schools. This system maintains centralized funding that allocates money from national and local authorities to long-established institutions of arts-based education. The punctuated equilibrium framework developed by Baumgartner and Jones (1993) in their book Agendas and Instability in American Politics has highlighted the reform of the national curriculum, the neoliberal education policies, the diversification of providers and services, the increased emphasis on client choice and their financial participation, administrative and fiscal decentralization with the introduction of student baskets in general, non-formal and higher education as turning points, and critical junctures that fundamentally changed the entire structure of the education system in Lithuania. Based on the multiple streams framework developed by John W. Kingdon in his book Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (originally published in 1984), the analysis revealed that the Lithuanian arts-based education system has unfortunately not gained new momentum but rather operates under the influence of general education and cultural policy decisions. The advocacy coalition framework developed by Paul A. Sabatier and Hank C. Jenkins-Smith in their book Policy Change and Learning: An Advocacy Coalition Approach revealed how heterogeneous groups of actors (i.e., students and parents, art teachers and educational administrators, and entrepreneurs in the educational market of arts-based education) participated in the process of implementing neoliberal policies, changes in educational funding, and the commodification of education.
Enhancing creativity and collaboration in data science: the impact of artificial intelligence-augmented brainstorming
As artificial intelligence continues to permeate various aspects of creativity, its influence on data science expands, especially in situations where innovative thinking is essential for interpreting complex data and generating actionable insights. This study examines how ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence tool, impacts brainstorming dynamics among data science students. Utilizing a mixed-method approach, we investigate the effects of artificial intelligence augmentation on participants’ satisfaction, as well as the social and cognitive dimensions of brainstorming. Our findings show that artificial intelligence-assisted group sessions significantly boost self-perceived creativity and satisfaction compared to traditional group and nominal individual techniques, particularly benefiting individuals with social low-anxiety. However, artificial intelligence-assisted sessions showed a tendency towards free-riding, with participants relying more on artificial intelligence than their peers for idea generation. This study highlights the need for strategies to mitigate free-riding and ensure balanced contributions in human–artificial intelligence collaborations. The implications of these findings are profound for designing effective brainstorming sessions in educational and corporate environments, suggesting that artificial intelligence, when thoughtfully integrated, can significantly enhance creativity and collaborative efforts.
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A systematic literature review of organizational culture, creativity, and innovation: a bibliometric and theory development, context, characteristics, and methodology framework analysis
In the last three decades, organizational culture, creativity, innovation, and their relation have taken the interest of scholars; a growing body of knowledge is gathering around organizational creativity and innovation performance. The purpose of this paper is to present the main findings from a systematic review of 140 papers directly related to organizational culture, creativity, and innovation performance, conducted through a bibliometric approach using VOSviewer. Additionally, a theory–context–characteristics–methodology approach was used to identify potential research gaps and suggest future research in these areas. This work highlights the scope for future directions, which could be very important to deepen further the research work by offering multidisciplinary research, combined research methodology and eventually raising the need to explore new theories arising from the further understanding of the mentioned fields. A comprehensive literature search was performed from reputable databases and publishers, such as Emerald Group Publishing, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, JSTOR, Springer Publishing, Wiley, Sage Publishing, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO Information Services, covering a time span of 40 years (from year 1983 to 2023). The keywords organizational culture, organizational creativity, innovation performance, the synonyms, and their combinations using or/and were adopted. An extensive list of articles was generated from this process. Only articles with more than 100 citations were retained for further consideration, implied as a qualitative criterion. To ensure the relevance of the selected literature, the titles and abstracts of the identified articles were initially reviewed manually. Articles that lacked essential data or were unrelated to the primary research focus were excluded. Based on these criteria, 167 articles were selected. Following a full-text review, a final set of 140 articles was included for detailed analysis. Bibliometric analysis was used to define the time span evolution of research, co-occurrence of keywords, top authors contributing in these fields, industries involved in these studies and typology of research performed. Using the theory–context–characteristics–methodology framework, the authors examined the literature across dimensions of theory, context, characteristics, and methodology to propose future research avenues on organizational culture and its influence on innovation, mediated by creativity. The findings based on the theory–context–characteristics–methodology framework provide a focused review of existing research on the antecedents, mediating mechanisms, and moderating factors of innovation. Organizational culture as independent variable appears to influence productivity and innovation, innovativeness, innovation and performance, product innovation, creativity and innovation, innovation and innovative culture. There is a good potential for theoretical and methodological extension since the research area covers three important concepts: 1) organizational culture; 2) innovation; and 3) creativity. This research contributes to management discipline by providing theoretical, contextual, and methodological insights into the disciplines of organizational culture, creativity, and innovation by using theory–context–characteristics–methodology framework. No prior studies in these areas have utilized theory–context–characteristics–methodology; existing publications primarily feature bibliometric analyses. Moreover, research on organizational culture, creativity, and innovation in the Western Balkans is still limited, pointing to a clear need for further studies. Expanding research in these areas will provide valuable insights into regional challenges and opportunities and add to the existing literature.
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Creative thinking: immersive, interactive, and multisensory experiences
Virtual reality is a technology widely employed in cognitive science, aimed at studying human behavior and cognition. In recent years, virtual environments have been applied to investigate human creative process, focusing on divergent thinking. Along this line of research, our study addresses the immersive, interactive, and multisensory aspects of virtual reality technologies to enhance individuals’ creative thinking. We tested a sample of N = 60 participants, using positive (N = 20), negative (N = 20), and neutral (N = 20) auditory stimulation within an interactive virtual environment, in order to test possible change in divergent and associative thinking. Our findings provide a first piece of evidence that immersive, interactive, and multisensory experiences enhance human creative thinking, particularly using positive auditory stimulations.
Assessing the creativity of Kazakhstan business students
Creativity is vital in business and even to prospective entrepreneurs because it facilitates innovative problem-solving and supports business people in finding distinctive solutions to challenges by offering a competitive edge and boosting productivity. However, the development of creativity among students with the support of formal education still needs more attention and is an under-researched topic in this part of the world. The researchers identified a median level of creative dexterities among Kazakhstan business students with their authentic assessment criterion, which ignited the authors’ curiosity in initiating the current research. The core purpose of the study is to assess the creativity tendencies of Kazakhstan’s business students from both undergraduate and graduate disciplines and to offer a pragmatic indication of how demographic variables (gender, age, and education) influence creativity tendencies. The researchers administered the Kaufman domains of creativity scale to measure the creative levels of Kazakhstan students by taking a sample of 300 and expanding a stratified and random sampling method after checking the reliability and validity using McDonald’s omega and Bartlett’s tests. The data gleaned from the subjects was reviewed and coded using RStudio and Microsoft Excel. Then, the factor extraction method and the dimensionality reduction technique of principal component analysis were used to analyze the data. The selected hypotheses were tested using Cochran’s Q test to validate the five hypotheses. The crucial findings are that creativity tendencies are more significant and influenced based on the age and category of the respondents. There is no substantial influence on acquiring creativity because of gender. An impressive 88 percent of Kazakhstan business students accepted that higher education institutions’ pedagogical business course curricula improve creativity, innovation, and research skills. The significant limitation of the study is that the research covered only higher education students of business discipline who were studying only in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Design thinking and quality management in architecture and design faculties: from accountability to empowerment and creativity
This research aims at enabling and developing quality management in art and design faculties through the understanding of the relationship between quality management and the systems of design thinking. Moving away from merely achieving quality standards to integrating administrative work and creativity in meeting these standards. The research culminated in the creation of an equation that elucidates the incorporation of quality management into the structure of design thinking, emphasizing recurring thematic elements. These themes are rooted in the foundational principle of continuous improvement in efficiency and effectiveness, underscoring the central role of human involvement in planning, implementation, and development processes. The overarching objective is to attain optimal effectiveness through proactive participation and collaborative initiatives. This highlights the necessity of conducting multiple applied research studies to promote and validate this paradigm within higher education institutions.
Transmedia storytelling: reinventing nostalgia and creative world building in ’90s Generation popular series
The ’90s Generation (in Indonesian: Generasi 90an, 2013) by Marchella FP series is a popular collection of books and transmedia products that utilize transmedia storytelling strategies. These products encompass the visual culture of nostalgia from the Indonesian 1990s Generation, employing fluxus visualization techniques and pop art illustrations. This study explores the practical application of transmedia storytelling strategies in reinventing nostalgia and creative world building within the ’90s Generation popular series. The findings reveal three key aspects of the praxis: 1) the particularization and parallelization of the storyworlds in the ’90s Generation series; 2) character immobility transitions in colossal inventory; 3) the escapism pseudo-compartment and remedial audiences to attract larger and more diverse audiences and comprehensive capitals.
The creative processes in the cities: the case of Turkish literature
Utilizing a four-stage model of the creative process, this article explores the creative process of experiencing and representing the city in a selection of modern Turkish literature and illuminates how the creative process aligns with and informs writings on the Turkish city. The analysis is focused on the inspiration, dreaming, reflecting, and imagining procedures of the creative process incumbent upon writing the Turkish city; concepts that condition stages of creativity. This paper’s approach is in significant part a response to the theoretical problem of how the author situates the Turkish city, particularly regarding the capital Ankara, that is understood in the context of singularity and Istanbul, that is situated within a multiplicity of realities. This Ankara–Istanbul relationship is further referenced in the context of a discourse that is centered on the novel idea of an intersection of four tracts or a double chiasm. Several writers are referenced, especially the Turkish authors Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Elif Shafak, and Orhan Pamuk.
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Creating a new brand name: a research with the case study method
With the rapid growth of the fast-food restaurant sector in Azerbaijan, the number of domestic and international enterprises is increasing. With this, the brand name becomes very important. Based on this, the purpose of the study is to create brand names for new fast-food restaurants. The study is qualitative research and was analysed by case method. As a result of the study, brand names were suggested by participants, and these brand names were analysed. Suggested brand names were classified before being analysed. Brand names classified in 7 groups as creative, national, fast, delicious, local, global, and competitive were then analysed. Among the brand names suggested by the participants, the most suitable were for the creative concept. Brand names with the meaning national suggested by the participants in both cases are among the most recommended. When evaluated in general, a total of 118 brand names have been suggested, and among these names, more suggested names are suitable for the words national, creative, local, delicious, global, food, and fast. The rapid development of the fast-food sector in Azerbaijan and the interest of both local and global companies in this sector create a need for new brand names. In this respect, it is thought that the article will contribute to the academic literature and practitioners.
The creativity of Iban sub-ethnic group of Dayak people community in maintaining and preserving customary forests in Sungai Utik Hamlet, Batu Lintang Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Borneo
This study aims to analyze the creativity of the Iban sub-ethnic group of Dayak people community in Sungai Utik Hamlet, Batu Lintang Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Borneo, in maintaining and preserving customary forests from the perspective of Earth ethics theory and Weberian social actions. The research model used community-based participatory research which consists of four phases, namely: 1) building basic principles and concepts of the research; 2) research planning; 3) information collection and analysis; and 4) action on findings. The results of the research showed that the community has creativity in managing customary forests, by communities while maintaining integrity, stability, and beauty. The motives for social actions to preserve customary forests were viewed from Max Weber’s theory, namely: 1) traditional actions – communities want to preserve customary forests for generations; 2) effective actions – customary forests were believed to be blood, breath, and considered as the father and mother of the community; 3) instrumental rationality – it can be seen that the central, regional, and traditional heads and Iban sub-ethnic group of Dayak people community strongly support the process of implementing customary forest management traditions; and 4) rationality of values – indigenous peoples had obtained an example of knowledge of integrity, stability, and beauty in customary forest management from their ancestors. Research findings show that the Iban sub-ethnic group of Dayak people community has a genius local concept in customary forest management. Knowledge and values applied in the creativity of customary forest management become an example of life values that are very meaningful and useful for indigenous peoples in understanding forest ecology. Future research still needs to increase creativity in customary forest management.
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Contemplative concordance with creativity
The paper takes cudgels against the view that contemplative practices are not conducive for creativity. Since contemplative practices often require discipline and controlling the tendency of mind to wander from one thought to another, the received wisdom often militates against giving any place for contemplative practices in nurturing creativity. At the same time there are studies indicating how practices such mindfulness enhance creativity. This paper argues that this paradox concerning the relationship between contemplative approaches and creativity can be resolved by looking into the role that open attention and passivity play in facilitating creativity. Engaging in non-judgmental open attention can be conducive for nurturing the beneficial aspects of mind wandering. The paper concludes by suggesting that making our attention more in the open, receptive mode can nurture, what is called, the creative mode of life.
Effectiveness of a mindfulness-based training program to improve creative self-efficacy among a sample of secondary school students
To motivating creativity among students, creative self-efficacy is one of the most important indicators, as it refers to individuals’ beliefs about their creative abilities, their motivation towards creativity, and possession of the necessary knowledge for creativity. The main objective of this study is to identify the effectiveness of a training program based on mindfulness, in improving creative self-efficacy. 30 eighth grade students, experimental and control groups included 15 students. The training program experimental group received a training program of 13 sessions, while the control group was not included. Assessment using the creative self-efficacy scale showed that the experimental group students scored higher on the creative self-efficacy table and its subscales than the students in the control group, and showed a positive effect of the mindfulness-based training program in improving creative self-efficacy among a group of secondary school students.
Creative communication in the socio-psychological context: driving and hindering factors of the acculturation of Ukrainian migrants
This study explores the economic acculturation of Ukrainian migrants through the lens of psychological, communicative, and contextual factors. In this study, we investigate the challenges, hindering factors and psychological drivers affecting employment and self-employment outcomes abroad. Based on 36 semi-structured interviews conducted across nine host countries. The findings reveal shared difficulties such as language barriers, bureaucratic complexity, and gender differences in adaptation experiences. While men more frequently pursued entrepreneurship, women reported greater emotional and situational barriers to employment. Successful economic integration was associated with internal factors such as motivation, perseverance, and communication skills, alongside external supports such as family and institutional assistance. Communication and creativity emerged as key resources for resilience. The study contributes by bridging the gap between economic participation and psychological adaptation in forced migration contexts and offers a foundation for future quantitative research on migrant acculturation processes.