Creativity and Humor provides an overview of the intersection of how humor influences creativity and how creativity can affect humor. The book's chapters speak to the wide reach of creativity and humor with different topics, such as play, culture, work, education, therapy, and social justice covered. As creativity and humor are individual traits and abilities that have each been studied in psychology, this book presents the latest information.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedications - p. v 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Humor Production and Creativity: Overview and Recommendations - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Playfulness and Creativity: A Selective Review - p. 43 11. Chapter 3. Developing Creativity and Humor: The Role of the Playful Mind - p. 61 12. Chapter 4. Why Humor Enhances Creativity From Theoretical Explanations to an Empirical Humor Training Program: Effective “Ha-Ha” Helps People to “A-Ha” - p. 83 13. Chapter 5. Thinking Fast and Slow and Creatively in the Experience of Humor - p. 109 14. Chapter 6. Body Joking: The Aesthetics and Creativity of Organizational Humor - p. 129 15. Chapter 7. The Role of Humor in Teaching for Creativity - p. 143 16. Chapter 8. Applied Humor in Creative Product Design - p. 157 17. Chapter 9. Creativity and Humor Across Cultures: Where Aha Meets Haha - p. 183 18. Chapter 10. Evolutionary Explanations for Humor and Creativity - p. 205 19. Chapter 11. A Comedy Professor, Design Thinker, and Theatre Producer Walk Into a Bar - p. 231 20. Index - p. 243
Creativity and Humor provides an overview of the intersection of how humor influences creativity and how creativity can affect humor. The book's chapters speak to the wide reach of creativity and humor with different topics, such as play, culture, work, education, therapy, and social justice covered. As creativity and humor are individual traits and abilities that have each been studied in psychology, this book presents the latest information.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedications - p. v 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgments - p. xv 9. Chapter 1. Humor Production and Creativity: Overview and Recommendations - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Playfulness and Creativity: A Selective Review - p. 43 11. Chapter 3. Developing Creativity and Humor: The Role of the Playful Mind - p. 61 12. Chapter 4. Why Humor Enhances Creativity From Theoretical Explanations to an Empirical Humor Training Program: Effective “Ha-Ha” Helps People to “A-Ha” - p. 83 13. Chapter 5. Thinking Fast and Slow and Creatively in the Experience of Humor - p. 109 14. Chapter 6. Body Joking: The Aesthetics and Creativity of Organizational Humor - p. 129 15. Chapter 7. The Role of Humor in Teaching for Creativity - p. 143 16. Chapter 8. Applied Humor in Creative Product Design - p. 157 17. Chapter 9. Creativity and Humor Across Cultures: Where Aha Meets Haha - p. 183 18. Chapter 10. Evolutionary Explanations for Humor and Creativity - p. 205 19. Chapter 11. A Comedy Professor, Design Thinker, and Theatre Producer Walk Into a Bar - p. 231 20. Index - p. 243
