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#HCIReview “Big C, Little c” Creativity as a False Dichotomy: Reality is not Categorical (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…) - Creativity Research Journal ‘14 comments, criticism on Big-C and little-c. Career accomplishment requires other factors as well and cannot be attributed to Big-C. “They all depend on the same creativity. They differ mostly in things that occur after the creative act.” They suggest avoiding using the noun “creativity” and instead use the adjective “creative” (e.g., a child’s creative potential, a creative trait).
in reply to naoto

thanks for sharing. I'm interested, but paywalled on the journal site. Is there any chance of an open publication or a shared PDF?
in reply to Fionnáin

@ephemeral 😀 www.johnnietfeld.com/uploads/2/2/6/0/22606800/runco_2014.pdf
in reply to naoto

thank you! It's quite short! And a nice succinct read, well written.

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