Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century Grappling with Enormous Pr

How can creative individuals and societies adapt to complex 21st-century conditions? Will civilizations thrive or collapse in the decades to come if they are not creative enough, or if they are too creative? Interest in these questions is growing; however

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ADVANCES IN CREATIVITY AND GIFTEDNESS Volume 11

Advances in Creativity and Gifted Education (ADVA) is the first internationally established book series that focuses exclusively on the constructs of creativity and ­giftedness as pertaining to the psychology, philosophy, pedagogy and ecology of ­talent development across the milieus of family, school, institutions and society. ADVA strives to synthesize both domain specific and domain general efforts at ­developing creativity, giftedness and talent. The books in the series are international in scope and include the efforts of researchers, clinicians and practitioners across the globe. Series Editor: Bharath Sriraman, The University of Montana, USA International Advisory Panel: Don Ambrose, Rider University, USA David Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Anna Craft†, University of Exeter, UK Kristina Juter, Kristianstad University College, Sweden James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut, USA Kyeonghwa Lee, Seoul National University, Korea Roza Leikin, University of Haifa, Israel Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University, Canada Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Northwestern University, USA Larisa Shavinina, University of Quebec, Canada Editorial Assistant: Claire Payne

Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century Grappling with Enormous Problems and Huge Opportunities

Foreword by Joseph S. Renzulli

Edited by Don Ambrose Rider University, USA and Robert J. Sternberg Cornell University, USA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword: Stream of Consciousness on Creativity, Globalization, Technology, and What Is Happening in a Rapidly Changing World Joseph S. Renzulli

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Section I: Recognizing Powerful Contextual Influences on Creative Intelligence 1. Previewing a Collaborative Exploration of Creative Intelligence in the 21st Century Don Ambrose and Robert J. Sternberg 2. Twenty-First Century Contextual Influences on the Life Trajectories of Creative Young People Don Ambrose

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Section II: Creativity in the Turbulent 21st Century 3. The Decline of the West? A Comparative Civilizations Perspective Dean Keith Simonton

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4. We Must Prepare for the Unforeseeable Future Mark A. Runco

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5. Asking the Wrong Question: Why Shouldn’t People Dislike Creati