Creativity for problem solvers

AI and Society 23 (3):409-432 (2009)
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This paper presents some modern and interdisciplinary concepts about creativity and creative processes specially related to problem solving. Central publications related to the theme are briefly reviewed. Creative tools and approaches suitable to support problem solving are also presented. Finally, the paper outlines the author’s experiences using creative tools and approaches to: Facilitation of problem solving processes, strategy development in organisations, design of optimisation systems for large scale and complex logistic systems, and creative design of software optimisation for complex non-linear systems

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10.1007/s00146-007-0118-1

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To be human is to be creative.René Víctor Valqui Vidal - 2013 - AI and Society 28 (2):237-248.

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