Embodied metaphors and creative "acts"

• Main Authors: LEUNG, Angela K.-Y., KIM, Suntae, POLMAN, Evan, ONG, Lay See, QIU, Lin, GONCOLA, Jack A., SANCHEZ-BURKS, Jeffrey
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: creativity; cognitive processes; mental models; Cognitive Psychology; Personality and Social Contexts
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1077; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2333/viewcontent/EmbodiedMetaphorsCreativeActs_2012.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Creativity is a highly sought after skill. To inspire people’s creativity, prescriptive advice in the form of metaphors abound: We are encouraged to think outside the box, to consider the problem on one hand, then on the other hand, and to put two and two together to achieve creative breakthroughs....