I can't remember the source but there was a study of nuns in Spain who were
near 100 years old and were vibrant and had great cognitive capabilities. No
signs of Alzheimer's, etc. The key was that they all had a creative outlet.
I will Google it. Bill
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Greetings all,
A colleague has asked me a question that I am not confident in answering and
was wondering if someone might point me in the right direction. I am
interested in locating studies on creativity and innovation as people age.
I am familiar with studies measuring students potential for creativity,
mainly through the entrepreneurial education literature. However I have
missed the path to follow on creativity and age. I am also familiar with
studies involving patents.
When we were discussing this topic we had a 'shoot from the hip' thought
that age has little do with the creative output but rather such activity is
a result of individual environmental factors. We thought that time available
for creative reflection decreased as pressure of work and social
considerations increased. This may be one explanation. While this may be
intuitive, is there an actual study that either confirms or disputes such
finding?
The context in which the question was asked was one of increasing age of the
population in many western countries, and the popular impression that
business needs to be innovative in order to advance. While there are some
industries, ours, and the 'arts' being two, where creativity is present and
encouraged as we age, it is also expected of us. In addition the
environment is 'supposed' to be constructed to enable creativity. Outside
of such 'creative' industries however is there an actual study available
that specifically relates creativity and innovation to biological age over
time?
Thanks,
Enjoy
Kind Regards
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