Ethical Ripples of Creativity and Innovation

by Moran, Seana

• ISBN13: 9781137505538
• ISBN10: 1137505532
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-01-20
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

If we are going to promote creativity as an ideal to strive toward, shouldn't we make sure we also instil ethical anticipation so our creative contributions produce a better world rather than chaos and waste? Creativity drives cultural development. We all, directly or indirectly, collaborate in the creation of culture, and we are jointly responsible for the way that culture develops. The goals and decisions we make as both creators and adopters pave pathways into the future for us all.

Instead of merely reflecting on past events, Ethical Ripples of Creativity and Innovation educates for 'proflection'—through cases that present what-might-be scenarios for creative contributions that are emerging into mainstream culture, stimulating real-time thinking about creativity-in-action.. This book offers the opportunity to strengthen ethical anticipation by considering the possibilities streaming from current creative offerings that affect our bodies, emotions, selves, and social interactions.

Author Biography

Seana Moran is Research Assistant Professor at Clark University, USA. Her research focuses on the intersections of creativity, morality/ethics, life purpose, and wisdom as individuals strive to contribute to their communities. She co-edited The Ethics of Creativity, Multiple Intelligences Around the World and several volumes of the Creative Classrooms series, and co-authored Creativity and Development.

Table of Contents

Creativity - Ethics - Anticipation - Common Good
A. Origins
B. Outlook
C. Opportunities
PART I: GADGET CONTROLLERS
1. Geoengineering: Taking 'Change the World' to the Extreme; with DaEun Kim
2. 3D Printing: Manufacturing 2.0; with Natalie Spivak
3. Driverless Cars: Driven to Extinction?; with Tomasz Mlodozeniec
4. The Internet of Things: Daily Life, Automated; with Xiaoyi Cui
5. Drones: Insights from Above; with Victoria Westerband
PART II: BODY SHAPERS
6. Preventive Gene Testing: Our New Fortune Teller?; with Victoria Russo
7. The Microbiome: Am I a 'We'?; with Ria Citrin
8. Stem Cell Therapy: Biological Reboot; with Sarah Schnur
9. Fortified Junk Food: Too Much of a Good Thing?; with Lilia Juarez-Kim
10. E-Cigarettes: Huffing and Puffing about Addiction; with Zack Goodstein
PART III: EMOTION TUNERS
11. Manipulating Emotions: Feelings for Sale; with Curtis Meyer
12. Legalized Marijuana: The Highs and Lows; with Achu Johnson Alexander
13. Happiness as a Life Goal: The Smiley Face Reigns; with Robert Kagan
14. Boredom Avoidance: Like Watching Paint Dry; with Kaitlin Black
PART IV: SELF DEFINERS

15. Authenticity as a Life Purpose: True to My Self; with Olivia Lourie
16. Gender Fluidity: A Spectrum of Identities; with Sarah Parker
17. Average as the New Optimum: What Does the 'Mean' Really Mean for Me?; with Eliana Hadjiandreou
18. Big Data: What Does It All Add Up To?; with Michael Masters
PART V: SOCIAL CONNECTORS
19. The Right to Be Forgotten: Disappearing Acts; with Christopher Charles Canieso
20. Virtual Currency: The Value of Instant Anonymity; with Yonathan Bassal
21. Emoticons: :-) or :-( ?; with Jai Sung Lee
22. Digitally Mediated Communication: I Feel So Close to…Who Are You?; with Michaela Hession