Information processing, motivation, and group creativity

Bernard Nijstad, Myriam Bechtoldt, Hoon-Seok Choi

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Abstract

According to an information processing perspective, group creativity results from the combination of individual resources into a (creative) group product. This involves information processing at the individual as well as the group level (by means of communication). This chapter first discusses how individual-level information processing is affected by group interaction in terms of both cognitive interference and cognitive stimulation. It then discusses (1) the evidence linking group-level information processing (i.e., communication, information sharing, collaborative problem solving) to group creativity and (2) the factors that stimulate or reduce group-level information processing. It is argued that many research findings can be explained by assuming that group creativity involves motivated information processing of members.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford handbook of group creativity and innovation
EditorsPaul B. Paulus, Bernard A. Nijstad
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherOxford University Press
Chapter6
Pages87-102
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9780190648091
ISBN (Print)9780190648077
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Publication series

NameOxford library of psychology
PublisherOxford University Press

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