Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Foreword: the rewards of creativity / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Acknowledgments -- An introduction to the second edition: divergences and some convergences / James C. Kaufman and Robert J. Sternberg -- Part 1: An introduction to creativity -- The nature of creativity -- Creativity: a historical perspective / Vlad P. Glăveanu and James C. Kaufman -- A review of creativity theories: what questions are we trying to answer? / James C. Kaufman and Vlad P. Glăveanu -- Assessment of creativity / Jonathan A. Plucker, Matthew C. Makel, and Meihua Qian -- Understanding the development of creativity across the life span / Anna N.N. Hui, Mavis W.J. He, and Wan-Chi Wong -- Enhancing people's creativity / Robert J. Sternberg -- Part 2: Underpinning of creativity -- Biological underpinnings -- Evolutionary approaches to creativity / Aaron Kozbelt -- The genetic basis of creativity: a multivariate approach / Baptiste Barbot and Henry Eff -- Neuroscience of creativity / Oshin Vartanian -- Cognitive underpinnings of creativity -- Creative cognition / Thomas B. Ward and Yuliya Kolomyts -- Creativity and cognitive control / Mathias Benedek and Emanuel Jauk -- Divergent thinking / Mark A. Runco and Selcuk Acar -- Affective underpinnings of creativity -- In the mood for creativity / Matthijs Baas -- Emotions and creativity: from process to person and product / Zorana Ivcevic and Jessice Hoffmann -- Creativity and mental illness / Shelley H. Carson -- Creativity and healing / Marie Forgeard -- Part 3: Differential bases for creativity -- Individual differences in creativity -- The relation of creativity to intelligence and wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg, James C. Kaufman, and Anne M. Roberts -- The function of personality in creativity: updates on the creative personality / Gregory J. Feist -- Motivation and creativity / Beth A. Hennessey -- Creative self-beliefs / Maciej Karwowski, Izabela Lebuda, and Ronald Beghetto -- Environmental differences in creativity -- Cultural perspectives on creativity / Todd Lubart, Vlad P. Glăveanu, Herie de Vries, Ana Camargo, and Martin Storme -- Eastern-Western views of creativity / Weihua Niu -- Creativity's role in society / Dean Keith Simonton -- The physical environment and creativity: a theoretical framework / Jan Dul -- Part 4: Creativity in the world -- Collaborative creativity -- Improving creativity in organizational settings: applying reserach on creativity to organizations / Roni Reiter-Palmon, Kevin S. Mitchell, and Ryan Royston -- Leading for creativity: a tripartite model / Michael D. Mumford, Robert W. Martin, Samantha Elliott, and Tristan McIntosh -- Individual and group creativity / R. Keith Sawyer -- Creativity in classrooms / Ronald A. Beghetto -- Play and creativity / Sandra W. Russ and Ellen A. Doernberg -- The creative city / Richard Florida -- Creativity's role in everyday life / Katherine N. Cotter, Alexander P. Christensen, and Paul. J. Silvia -- Manifestations of creativity -- Creative genius / Dean Keth SImonton -- Creativity and malevolence: past, present, and future / David H. Cropley and Arthur J. Cropley -- Creativity and aesthetics / Pablo P.L. Tinio -- Imagination is the seed of creativity / Rebecca J.M. Gotlieb, Elizabeth Hyde, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, and Scott Barry Kaufman -- What is and what can be: the scope and possibilities of creativity and creativity research / James C. Kaufman, Vlad P. Glăveanu, and Robert J. Sternberg.