Creativity and Humor

Creativity and humor are individual traits and abilities that have each been studies in psychology. This book provides an overview of the intersection of these two research areas: how humor influences creativity and how creativity can affect humor. The chapters speak to the wide reach of creativity and humor with such different topics as play, culture, work, education, therapy, and social justice.

Explains how and why humor enhances creativityExplores the thought processes behind producing humor and creativityExamines how childhood play is the basis for both creativity and humorDiscusses cross-cultural differences in humor and creativityReviews creativity and humor in politics, teaching, and relationships

1. Humor Production and Creativity: Overview and Recommendations 2. Playfulness and Creativity:  A Selective Review 3. Developing Creativity and Humor:  The Role of the Playful Mind 4. Why Humor Enhances Creativity fromn Theoretical Explanations to an Empirical Humor Training Program:  Effective "Ha-Ha" Helps People to "A-Ha" 5. Thinking Fast and Slow and Creatively in the Experience of Humor 6. Body Joking:  The Aesthetics and Creativity of Organizational Humor 7. The Role of Humor in Teaching for Creativity 8. Applied Humor in Creative Product Design 9. Creativity and Humor Across Cultures:  Where Aha Meets Haha 10. Evolutionary Explanations for Humor and Creativity 11. A Comedy Professor, Design Thinker, and Theatre Producer Walk Into a Bar