Groups outperform individuals when devising creative solutions to real-world complex problems¶

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q2 i? Groups outperform individuals when asked to devise creative solutions to real-world complex problems, and diverse groups are more creative than homogeneous teams. → Gardiner Paul 2020

Evidence¶

Gardiner Paul 2020¶

Gardiner Paul. (2020). Learning to think together: Creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration and epistemic control. Thinking Skills and Creativity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100749

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The article reports, citing Sawyer (2012), that "groups outperform individuals" on creative solutions to real-world complex problems and that diverse groups are more creative than homogeneous teams. No effect size is printed; this is a second-hand citation in a conceptual synthesis.

"As Sawyer (2012) argues, when asked to devise creative solutions to real world complex problems, groups outperform individuals (p. 234). Further, diverse groups are more creative than homogenous teams (Sawyer, 2012, p. 234)."

Discussion¶

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