Does State of Being and Dynamic Movement have a relationship with Creativity?

<p> </p> <p>Creativity research is a fast growing area of research. In our modern society there</p> <p>is recognition that creativity is becoming more and more important (Adobe</p> <p>Survey, 2012). David Bohm and David Peat applied a universal approach to</p> <p>explaining creativity. Peat and Bohm explain the movement that occurs in the</p> <p>creative process by way of intrinsic and generative orders. They also highlight the</p> <p>importance of 'state of being' and an interaction both externally and internally of a</p> <p>person in the creative process. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who is a well-respected</p> <p>modern researcher of creativity, also includes aspects of state of being in his flow</p> <p>concept, as well as pointing out the importance of interaction and feedback from</p> <p>an external world.</p> <p>This doctoral research series is based on three main factors - my 15-year self-study</p> <p>as a practising artist, an analysis of contemporary creativity and mind theories and</p> <p>empirically testing the key propositions that arise from these analyses in eight</p> <p>seperate studies. The research explores whether there is a relationship between</p> <p>'state of being', 'dynamic movement' and creativity.</p> <p>The contribution to knowledge are clear definitions of 'state of being' and 'dynamic</p> <p>movement' and a practical application of these terms in the context of creativity.</p> <p>The methodology used to empirically explore the relationship of these propositions</p> <p>could also be regarded as a contribution to knowledge as it extends the</p> <p>triangulation metholology to include 'dynamic movement'. The results from the</p> <p>eight studies start to show a relationship between 'state of being', 'dynamic</p> <p>movement' and creativity.</p>