Creativity and Innovation: Social Science Perspectives and Policy Implications

本项目旨在提供对创造力和创新的多学科社会科学理解。该项目将研究九个不同的社会科学学科--社会学、心理学、法学、管理学、经济学、历史学、政策研究、教育学和政治学--如何概念化和解释创造力和创新以及这两个过程之间的关系。这些社会科学观点将被用来研究几个澳大利亚案例研究，并制定一套政策建议，以促进澳大利亚的创造力和创新。这些贡献将构成珍妮特·陈和利昂·曼编辑的一本书的章节。该项目意义重大，因为它解决了国家进步和生产力的关键驱动力--创造力和创新--并为促进创新文化和经济这一关键的国家研究优先目标做出了贡献。

This project aims to provide a multidisciplinary social science understanding of creativity and innovation. The project will examine how nine different social science disciplines –sociology, psychology, law, management, economics, history, policy studies, education and political science -- conceptualise and explain creativity and innovation and the relationship between the two processes. These social science perspectives will be used to examine several Australian case studies and to develop a set of policy recommendations for fostering creativity and innovation in Australia. The contributions will form the chapters of an edited book by Janet Chan and Leon Mann. The project is significant as it addresses critical drivers of national progress and productivity --creativity and innovation – and contributes to a key national research priority goal, Promoting an innovation culture and economy.