Creative problem solving in knowledge-rich contexts

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2022.06.012

Creative problem solving in knowledge-rich contexts

2022-10-01

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DOI：10.1016/j.tics.2022.06.012

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Creative problem solving (CPS) in real-world contexts often relies on reorganiza-tion of existing knowledge to serve new, problem-relevant functions. However, classic creativity paradigms that minimize knowledge content are generally used to investigate creativity, including CPS. We argue that CPS research should expand consideration of knowledge-rich problem contexts, both in novices and experts within specific domains. In particular, paradigms focusing on creative analogical transfer of knowledge may reflect CPS skills that are applicable to real-world problem solving. Such paradigms have begun to provide process-level insights into cognitive and neural characteristics of knowledge-rich CPS and point to multiple avenues for fruitfully expanding inquiry into the role of crystalized knowledge in creativity.

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SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION

DIVERGENT THINKING

SEMANTIC DISTANCE

BRAIN NETWORKS

NEURAL BASIS

INSIGHT

NEUROSCIENCE

COGNITION

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