Homo problematis solvendis-- problem-solving man : a history of human creativity /

Homo problematis solvendis-- problem-solving man : a history of human creativity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cropley, David, author.
Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Creative ability. Creative ability in technology. Creative thinking. Creative ability. Creative ability in technology. Creative thinking.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11792325

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ISBN:	9789811331015 9811331014 9789811331008 9811331006 9789811331022 9811331022
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 6, 2019)
Summary:	This book presents the history of modern human creativity/innovation through examples of solutions to basic human needs that have been developed over time. The title - Homo problematis solvendis - is a play on the scientific classifications of humans (e.g. Homo habilus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens), and is intended to suggest that a defining characteristic of modern humans is our fundamental ability to solve problems (i.e. problem- solving human = Homo problematis solvendis). The book not only offers new perspectives on the history of technology, but also helps readers connectthe popular interest in creativity and innovation (in schools, in businesses) with their psychological underpinnings. It discusses why creativity and innovation are vital to societies, and how these key abilities have made it possible for societies to develop into what they are today.
Other form:	Print version: Cropley, David. Homo problematis solvendis-- problem-solving man. Singapore : Springer, 2019 9811331006 9789811331008
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-13-3101-5

Table of Contents:

Measuring creativity
Prehistory: the dawn of invention (<2700 BCE)
The Classical period (753 BCE-476 CE): the problem of empires
The Dark Ages (476-1453 CE): Eastern creativity
The Renaissance (1300-1700): the rebirth of knowledge
The Age of Exploration (1490-1700): new worlds and new problems
The Age of Enlightenment (1685-1815): the business of invention
The Romantic period (1800-1900): accelerating change
The Modern Age (1880-1950): expansion and conflict
The Space Age (1950-1981): the science of creativity
The Digital Age (1981-present): the rise of complexity
The innovation scoreboard.