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Keith Sawyer

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Robert Keith Sawyer
BornApril 28, 1960
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Psychologist, author
Known forCreativity, Collaboration, Learning
TitleMorgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisThe performance of pretend play: enacting peer culture in conversation (1994)
Doctoral advisorMihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Websitewww.keithsawyer.com

Robert Keith Sawyer is an American psychologist. He is an expert on creativity, collaboration, and learning.[1][2][3][4] He has published 19 books and over 100 scientific articles. His best-known books are Group Genius,[5] Zig Zag,[6] and Explaining Creativity.[7] Fifteen of his books have been translated into other language editions, primarily Chinese Japanese, and Korean. He is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Books

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  • R. Keith Sawyer and Danah Henriksen (2024). Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (third edition). Oxford University Press 2024. ISBN 978-0197747537.
  • R. Keith Sawyer, ed. (2022). The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences. Cambridge University Press 2022. ISBN 978-1108840989.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2019). The Creative Classroom: Innovative Teaching for 21st Century Learners. Teachers College Press 2019. ISBN 9780807777633.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2017). Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration (Second Edition). Basic Books 2017. ISBN 9780465096633.
  • Michael Evans; Michael Packer; R. Keith Sawyer, eds. (2016). Reflections on the Learning Sciences: Past, Present, and Future. Cambridge University Press 2016. ISBN 978-1107070158.
  • R. Keith Sawyer, ed. (2014). The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (Second Edition). Cambridge University Press 2014.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2013). Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity. Wiley 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-29770-4.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2012). Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (Second Edition). Oxford University Press.
  • R. Keith Sawyer, ed. (2011). Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0521746328.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2007). Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration (First Edition). Basic Books.
  • R. Keith Sawyer, ed. (2006). The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (First Edition). Cambridge University Press.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2006). Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (First Edition). Oxford University Press.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2005). Social Emergence: Societies as Complex Systems. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521606370.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2003). Creativity and Development. Oxford University Press.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2003). Group Creativity: Music, Theater, Collaboration. Erlbaum.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2003). Improvised Dialogues: Emergence and Creativity in Conversation. Ablex.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (2001). Creating Conversations: Improvisation in Everyday Discourse. Hampton Press.
  • R. Keith Sawyer, ed. (1997). Creativity in Performance. Ablex.
  • R. Keith Sawyer (1997). Pretend Play as Improvisation: Conversation in the Preschool Classroom. Erlbaum.

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (March 21, 2013). "The Creative Power Of Memory". Huffington Post.
  2. ^ "The Three Types Of Relationship Every Creative Person Needs". September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Bailis, Rochelle. "Brainstorming Doesn't Work – Do This Instead". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Creativity Myths – Interviews with Innovation Experts and Authors".
  5. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (2017). "Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration". Basic Books.
  6. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (2013). "Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity". Wiley.
  7. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (2024). "Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation". Huffington Post.
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