Extraordinary : reflections on sample representativeness

Dörfler, Viktor and Stierand, Marc; Glăveanu, Vlad Petre and Lebuda, Izabela, eds. (2019) Extraordinary : reflections on sample representativeness. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Social Creativity Research. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture . Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., Cham, Switzerland, pp. 569-584. ISBN 978-3-319-95498-1 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95498-1_36)

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Abstract

In this chapter we reflect on a particular way of studying immensely high complexity, such as creativity, by investigating extraordinary achievers. The basis of our reflections are two empirical studies, one conducted in the area of haute cuisine, through interviewing top chefs, and the second conducted in the area of science, thorough interviewing Nobel Laureates. We explore why we feel that studying such extraordinary individuals can be more fruitful for better understanding creativity than trying to achieve an artificially manufactured sample that provides insights about the creative potential of the average individual. We outline the problems we see with the notion of representative samples from both conceptual as well as feasibility perspectives and offer an argument for studying the extraordinary instead.

  • Item type:Book Section
    ID code:64384
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2019
    Published
    31 October 2018
    Published Online
    23 May 2018
    Accepted
    29 June 2017
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    Notes:Dörfler, V & Stierand, M 2019, Extraordinary: reflections on sample representativeness. In VP Glăveanu & I Lebuda (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Social Creativity Research. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham: 569-584. Reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive, published, version of record is available here: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319954974
    Subjects:Social Sciences
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Management Science
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:11 Jun 2018 10:23
    Last modified:11 Apr 2024 00:12
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/64384
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