Creativity Seminar

About the Book

What is creativity? Can anyone become more creative? If so, how? Join graduate students from the University of Chicago as they debate this subject and try to handle the complex notion of creativity. Creativity is undoubtedly complex and some of the discussions involve topics in philosophy, science, religion, information theory, but there also are themes of a more common sense nature, like the means of opposite sexes, their partnership, and so on. Creativity is quintessence that intellectuals and ordinary people have searched for throughout history. True creators have been considered, variously, as geniuses, great artists, or extraordinary. Creativity can be magical, surprising, humorous and a source of change. Being creative entails complex consequences and new responsibilities.

About the Author

Dan explores destinations to which nonlinear, complex systems theory leads. He demonstrates how this theory can produce novel interpretations of everyday phenomena. All Dan’s books show that applying this theory opens up opportunities. In the past 15 years his focus has been to adapt his mind and training as a geologist and geographer to understand and work with nonlinear, complex systems and to disseminate the insight he has gained.