Creativity is at the heart of successful research, yet researchers are rarely taught how to manage their creative process, and modern academic life is not structured to optimize creativity. Creativity in Research provides concrete guidance on developing creativity for anyone doing or mentoring research. Based on a curriculum developed at Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, this book presents key abilities that underlie creative research practice through a combination of scientific literature on creative confidence, experiential exercises, and guided reflection. By focusing attention on how research happens as well as its outputs, researchers increase their ability to address research challenges and produce the outputs they care about. Simultaneously, they may also transform their emotional relationship with their work, replacing stress and a harsh inner critic with a more open and emotionally empowered attitude.

Author: Nicola Ulibarri, Amanda E. Cravens, Anja Svetina Nabergoj
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/05/2019
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 6.10h x 8.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781108706117

About the Author
Ulibarri, Nicola: - Nicola Ulibarri is an assistant professor in Urban Planning and Public Policy at University of California, Irvine. Her research investigates the environmental, social, and regulatory dimensions of infrastructure planning and management.Cravens, Amanda E.: - Amanda E. Cravens is a research social scientist for a US federal agency. She cofounded the Research as Design project to adapt design thinking training for researchers with Nicola Ulibarri, Anja Svetina Nabergoj, and Adam Royalty when she realized how much her past experience as a web designer was influencing her scholarship.Svetina Nabergoj, Anja: - Anja Svetina Nabergoj is a lecturer at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, California, where she teaches graduate classes and Executive Education programs. She also works with Fortune 500 companies on building their capacity for innovation.
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