According to Csikszentmihalyi, the domain is a necessary component of creativity, since one can not create new variants without referring to existing ones. Each domain is rooted in a culture in which symbolic knowledge is shared by a particular group. This changes over time.īy DOMAIN, Csikszentmihalyi understands a special subject such as Food would be, and which could be further subdivided into the domains of Traditional Food, Street Food, Gourmet, etc. Each culture consists of different domains and also differs in its hierarchical recognition. In this context, this psychologist refers to a culture as a system of connected domains. Thus, if thoughts, knowledge, values, emotions, or actions of people in a cultural community are not changed, according to Csikszentmihalyi it is not a creative achievement. The result is the transformation of a symbolic domain of culture: “What we call creativity always involves a change in a symbolic system, a change that in turn will affect the thoughts and feelings of the members of the culture“ (Csikszentmihalyi 2004: 316). a field of experts who acknowledge and confirm this innovation.

the individual who brings something new into a symbolic domain, and 3. a culture that includes symbolic rules, 2.

THE EVOLUTION OF THE CREATIVITY CONCEPT Part 3: the systemic Creativity Model of CsikszentmihalyiĪccording to Csikszentmihalyi, creativity arises from the interaction of three elements, which together form a system: 1. This is the third post regarding the evolution of the creativity concept, a project of Mindshake.Īfter a first approach from the psychological research perspective, last week I introduced the systemic perspective of creativity, which today will be augmented by the Creativity Model of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a Hungarian-American psychologist and recognised creativity researcher.

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