12. Creativity, Giftedness & Wisdom

„The evidence makes clear that gifted children show __________________________________ before practice, but they are motivated to practice a great deal to master their talent and so environmental factors contribute to the growth of their giftedness

„Renzulli (1986) defined giftedness in his three-ring model as involving:

„Little ‘c’ creativity—relatively common small departures from daily routines—

„and big ‘C’ creativity—relatively rare major innovations which affect our culture.

„Small ‘c’ creativity can be enhanced (Nickerson, 1999).

_____________________ has argued that creativity is most usefully conceptualized as a systemic rather than an individualistic process that involves the dynamic interaction of three distinct systems:

•1. The person with his or her talents, personality traits and motivations

•2. The domain which consists of the symbol-system, rules, techniques, practices and guiding paradigm

•3. The field which consists of people working within the same domain (artists, scientists, critics, journal editors) whose activity is governed by the same domain-specific rules and practices