Quantum creativity: think quantum, be creative

"In Quantum Creativity, Amit Goswami, Ph. D., physicist and author of The Self-Aware Universe, explores human creativity through the unique lens of quantum physics, offering readers a new way to nurture and enhance their own creativity-the ultimate source of joy and fulfillment. In this exciting work, Goswami poses questions that probe the wellspring of creation that exists in each of us. What is creativity? Can anyone be creative? What kinds of creativity are there? Goswami fixes on this mercurial subject with the eye of a scientist. Combining the art of creativity with the objectivity of science, he lays out a guidebook for understanding the power of the mind to access creativity in a whole new way. According to quantum physics, reality occurs on two levels: possibility and actuality. Goswami uses this same duality to explore what he calls "quantum thinking," which focuses on two levels of thinking-the conscious mind of actuality and the unconscious mind of possibility. He then teaches readers how to harness this innate ability in order to live more creatively. Written for a broad audience, Quantum Creativity uses empirical data to support this new theory of how to think, and puts forth guidelines for its application in real life. In short, Goswami teaches readers how to think quantum to be creative"--

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; PART I: Steps to Understanding Human Creativity; Chapter 1: Is There a Science of Human Creativity?; Chapter 2: Human Creativity and Differing Worldviews; Chapter 3: This Is the Mount the Creative Rides: The Quantum; Chapter 4: The Meaning of Mind; Chapter 5: Where Do Values Come From?; PART II: The Creative Process; Chapter 6: The Four Stages of the Creative Process; Chapter 7: Is Creative Insight a Quantum Leap?; Chapter 8: The Evidence for Unconscious Processing; Chapter 9: The Agony, the Aha, and the Ecstasy.

PART III: Can Anyone Be Creative?Chapter 10: Is Creative Motivation a Drive from the Unconscious?; Chapter 11: Attuning to the Creative Universe and Its Purpose; Chapter 12: Where Do Creative Traits Come From?; Chapter 13: Creativity and Reincarnation; PART IV: New Paradigms in Old Creative Arenas; Chapter 14: How Cool Is the New Science as a Creative Arena?; Chapter 15: Reviving the Arts; Chapter 16: How Can One Be Creative in Business?; Chapter 17: Toward a Creative Society; PART V: Spiritual Creativity; Chapter 18: Inner Creativity: A New Paradigm; Chapter 19: Self-Realization.

Chapter 20: What Is En…