Networked Flow

by Gaggioli, Andrea; Riva, Giuseppe; Milani, Luca; Mazzoni, Elvis

• ISBN13: 9789400755512
• ISBN10: 9400755511
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-05
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Identifying 'networked flow' as the key driver of networked creativity, this new volume in the Springer Briefs series deploys concepts from a range of sub-disciplines in psychology to suggest ways of optimizing the innovative potential of creative networks. In their analysis of how to support these networks, the contributing authors apply expertise in experimental, social, cultural and educational psychology. They show how developing a creative network requires the establishment of an optimal group experience in which individual intentions inform and guide collective goals. The volume represents a three-fold achievement. It develops a ground-breaking new perspective on group creativity: the notion of 'networked flow' as a bridging concept linking the neuropsychological, psychological and social levels of the creative process. In addition, the authors set out a six-stage model that provides researchers with a methodological framework (also by referring to the social network analysis) for studying the creativity traditionally associated with interpersonal contexts. Finally, the book includes perceptive analysis of the novel possibilities opened up by second-generation internet technologies, particularly in social networking, that seem destined to develop and sustain online creativity. As a wide-ranging exposition of a new direction in theoretical psychology that is laden with exciting possibilities, this volume will inform and inspire professionals, scholars and students alike.

Table of Contents

Introduction from Creativity to Creative Networks	p. 1
Creativity as a Complex Sociocultural Phenomenon	p. 2
From Creative Genius to Creative Networks	p. 6
The Role of Social Presence in Creative Networks	p. 10
The Emergence of a Creative Network: Networked Flow	p. 12
Using Social Network Analysis to Model the Evolution of Creative Networks	p. 15
Toward an Integrated Model for the Study of Creative Networks	p. 18
Conclusions	p. 18
The Cognitive Foundations of Networked Flow: Intentions, Presence, and Social Presence	p. 21
A New Model of Cognition	p. 23
From Intention to Action	p. 25
The Structure of Intention	p. 26
Verifying the Efficacy of an Action: From the Body to Possible Worlds	p. 30
From Action to Perception	p. 34
From Perception to Presence	p. 35
Presence as a Specific Cognitive Process	p. 36
Social Presence as a Specific Cognitive Process	p. 38
The Evolutionary Role of Presence and Social Presence	p. 40
Presence and the Evolution of the Self	p. 40
The Three Levels of Presence	p. 42
The Three Levels of Social Presence	p. 44
The Social Process: The Point of Contact Between Presence and Social Presence	p. 46
Presence, Activity, and Optimal Experiences	p. 47
The Result of Optimal Experiences: Memes	p. 49
From the Group to Society: The Role of Narration	p. 51
Conclusions: The Process of Networked Flow	p. 52
The Emergence of Networked Flow	p. 55
"Meeting-Persistence"	p. 57
Reducing the Distance	p. 60
The Liminality-Parallel Action	p. 62
Networked Flow	p. 64
Networked Flow: Creation of the Artifact	p. 66
Networked Flow: The Application of the Artifact in a Social Network	p. 67
Analyzing the Experience of Networked Flow Through Social Network Analysis	p. 71
A Brief Introduction to the Analysis of Social Interactions	p. 71
SNA and Networked Flow: A Methodological Proposal	p. 72
Groups, Social Networks, and Social Network Analysis	p. 75
The Analysis of Small Groups Collaborating Online	p. 76
Originality in Small Groups Collaborating Online	p. 77
Neighborhood Analysis: The Density of a Network	p. 78
Analysis of Cohesion: Zones of Confrontation and Exchange in a Network	p. 79
Centralization and the Communicative Structure of a Network	p. 80
An Interpretation of Density, Cohesion and Centralization	p. 83
Communicative Structures and Depth of Group Discussions	p. 84
Cohesion and Group Creativity	p. 86
Evolutionary Dynamics of a Web Social Network	p. 87
Connectivity Analysis; Strength, and Vulnerability in the Relations in a Network	p. 88
Being Part or Sub-Part of a Network: Segregation Analysis	p. 89
Being Part or Sub-Part of a Network: Segregation Analysis	p. 90
Modeling the Structural Dynamics of Interaction in Creative Learning Teams	p. 92
Future Perspectives of Analysis: Text Mining and SNA	p. 95
When and Why Do We Use SNA Indices?	p. 98
Conclusion Networked Flow: A Future Vision	p. 101
References	p. 105
Index	p. 115
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