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005    20161201114934.0 
008    160415s2016    nyu           001 0 eng   
010    2016014246 
020    9781633882157 (paperback) 
020    1633882152 (paperback) 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dDLC|dUtOrBLW 
042    pcc 
082 00 153.3/5|223 
092    153.35|bKIM 
100 1  Kim, Kyung-Hee,|d1964-|eauthor. 
245 14 The creativity challenge :|bhow we can recapture American 
       innovation /|cKH Kim. 
264  1 Amherst, New York :|bPrometheus Books,|c2016. 
300    351 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
520    "American creativity has steadily declined since 1990. 
       That disturbing trend recently came to light through the 
       work of leading educational psychologist KH Kim, a 
       recognized expert in creativity assessment. In this 
       insightful and inspiring book, Kim discovers the causes of
       the decrease in creativity and proposes methods of 
       recapturing American creativity in education, in industry,
       and throughout every sector of society.  Through the life 
       stories of innovators, Kim debunks the assumption that 
       creative people must be born with innate talents. She 
       shows how parents, educational methods, and cultures 
       shaped innovators' creative expression. As her research 
       clearly indicates, cultural climates and attitudes 
       (including over-reliance on standardized testing) often 
       work against innovation unless creativity is deliberately 
       grown and developed.  Culminating over twenty years of 
       extensive research, Kim has devised original models to 
       identify creativity in people and organizations and help 
       it to blossom. Gardening metaphors illustrate simple but 
       powerful steps to transform creative potential into 
       innovation. She emphasizes practical steps to cultivate 
       creative climates (environment) in schools, in homes, and 
       at work; nurture creative attitudes (personality) toward 
       learning, work, and life; and apply creative thinking 
       skills. Kim's models for creativity are complemented with 
       evidence-based methods to learn and practice creative 
       skills in everyday life"--|cProvided by publisher. 
520    "A leading educational psychologist offers an exciting 
       model for nurturing creativity starting in our schools and
       extending across the arts, sciences, and industry"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Creative ability. 
650  0 Educational psychology.