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Learning scientific creativity from the arts

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  • Johannes Lehmann

    (Cornell University
    Cornell University
    Technical University Munich)

  • Bill Gaskins

    (Cornell University
    Lazarus Graduate Center, Maryland Institute College of Art)

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Examining scientific creativity through the lens of artistic practice may allow identification of a path towards an institutional environment that explicitly values and promotes transformative creativity in science. It is our perception as an artist and natural scientist that even though creativity is valued in the sciences, it is not institutionally promoted to the same extent it is in the arts. Acknowledging creativity as acts of transformation and central to scientific pursuit, actively utilizing chance and failure in scientific experimentation, are critical for step changes in scientific knowledge. Iterative and open-ended processes should be modeled after insights from a range of practices in the visual, performing and media arts. Successful institutional implementation requires training through a long-term process of unlearning and learning, organizing interactions to critique results, designing experiments to contain trial and error, and building common and individual spaces that promote chance encounters across disciplines and with non-academic sectors. As a natural scientist and an artist, we call for bringing such a transformative creative approach into scientific practice as a guiding principle for organizational and cultural development of the university.

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  • Johannes Lehmann & Bill Gaskins, 2019. "Learning scientific creativity from the arts," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 5(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:5:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-019-0308-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-019-0308-8
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    1. Ao, Weiyi & Lyu, Dongqing & Ruan, Xuanmin & Li, Jiang & Cheng, Ying, 2023. "Scientific creativity patterns in scholars’ academic careers: Evidence from PubMed," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 17(4).
    2. Michał Szostak, 2021. "Impact of gender differences in perception of creative identities of artist, creator, manager, entrepreneur and leader on sustainability," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 9(2), pages 10-36, December.
    3. Michal Szostak, 2021. "Post-communist Burden Influence on the Perception of Crea-tive Identities: Consequences for Managers and Leaders," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 282-302.
    4. Churan Wang & Xiaolin Zhang & Younghwan Pan, 2023. "Enhancing Sustainable Arts Education: Comparative Analysis of Creative Process Measurement Techniques," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-15, June.
    5. Michal Szostak, 2020. "Does Creativity Influence the Perception of Creative Identities?," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 312-333.

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