Creativity and Innovation: Social Science Perspectives and Policy Implications

该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，法律，管理学，经济学，历史学，政策研究，教育和政治学-如何概念化和解释创造力和创新以及两者之间的关系。这些社会科学观点将用于审查几个澳大利亚案例研究，并制定一套促进澳大利亚创造力和创新的政策建议。这些贡献将构成珍妮特·陈和莱昂·曼编辑的一本书的章节。该项目意义重大，因为它涉及国家进步和生产力的关键驱动因素-创造力和创新-并有助于实现一个关键的国家研究优先目标，即促进创新文化和经济。

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.