Bunny Paine-Clemes, PhD
Copyright © 2015
by Bunny Paine-Clemes, PhD
1st Printing, March 2015
Printed in the U.S.A.
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ISBN 13: 978-0-87604-813-9
Cover design by Christine Fulcher
Print made by William Blake 1757-1827
Repository title: Europe. A Prophecy, Plate 1, Frontispiece 1794
Color-printed relief etching in dark brown with pen and black ink, oil and watercolor
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
Plate: 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 inches (23.2 x 16.8 cm)
Spine: 15 3/8 inches (39.1 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
3878 - B1992.8.4(1)
Contents
Theory: Basic Assumptions and Concepts
Synergistic Interlude: “The Golden Key”
Chapter 1: What is Creativity?
Additional Characteristics of Creativity
Synergistic Interlude: “Down the Rabbit Hole”
Chapter 2: A New Paradigm for Creativity?
A History Lesson: The Paradigm Shift
Specialization vs. the Interdisciplinary Approach
Mystical Creativity: “The Force”
Synergistic Interlude: “The Lost Coin”
Chapter 3: The Process: Synthesis + Energy = Synergy
Synergistic Interlude: “Humpty Dumpty”
Chapter 4: Ken Wilber’s Integral Operating System
The Integral Operating System: Five Aspects
The First Aspect: The Quadrants