Editing Creativity (section)

==Fostering creativity==
{{Main|Creativity techniques}}

Several researchers have proposed methods of increasing a person's creativity. Such ideas range from the [[Psychology|psychological]]-cognitive—such as the [[Alex Faickney Osborn|Osborn]]-[[Sid Parnes|Parnes]] [[Creative problem-solving|Creative Problem Solving Process]], [[Synectics]], science-based creative thinking, Purdue Creative Thinking Program, and [[Edward de Bono]]'s [[lateral thinking]]—to the highly structured—such as [[TRIZ]] (the Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving) and its variant Algorithm of Inventive Problem Solving (developed by the Russian scientist [[Genrich Altshuller]]), and Computer-Aided [[Morphological analysis (problem-solving)|morphological analysis]].{{Original research inline|date=June 2024}}

An empirical synthesis, of which methods work best in enhancing creativity, was published by Haase et al.<ref name=":13">{{cite journal |last1=Haase |first1=Jennifer |last2=Hanel |first2=Paul H. P. |last3=Gronau |first3=Norbert |title=Creativity enhancement methods for adults: A meta-analysis. |journal=Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts |date=27 March 2023 |doi=10.1037/aca0000557|s2cid=257794219 |url=http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/27194 }}</ref> Summarising the results of 84 studies, the authors found that complex training courses, meditation, and cultural exposure were most effective in enhancing creativity, while the use of cognitive-manipulation drugs was noneffective.<ref name=":13" />

===Need for closure===
Experiments suggest the [[Closure (psychology)|need for closure]] of task participants, whether as a reflection of personality or induced (through time pressure), negatively impacts creativity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chirumbolo |first1=Antonio |last2=Livi |first2=Stefano |last3=Mannetti |first3=Lucia |last4=Pierro |first4=Antonio |last5=Kruglanski |first5=Arie W |title=Effects of need for closure on creativity in small group interactions |journal=European Journal of Personality |year=2004 |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=265–278|doi=10.1002/per.518 |s2cid=144190667 }}</ref> Accordingly, it has been suggested that reading fiction, which can reduce the cognitive need for closure, may encourage creativity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Djikic |first1=Maja |last2=Oatley |first2=Keith |last3=Moldoveanu |first3=Mihnea C. |title=Opening the Closed Mind: The Effect of Exposure to Literature on the Need for Closure |journal=Creativity Research Journal |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=149–154 |doi=10.1080/10400419.2013.783735|year=2013 |s2cid=143961189 }}</ref>