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Idea Flexibility

Idea Flexibility is a cognitive construct within the domain of divergent thinking that denotes the capacity to spontaneously generate diverse conceptual categories or perspectives in response to open-ended problems, distinguishing it from related ideational processes by its emphasis on qualitative shifts in thinking rather than mere quantity or originality of ideas.

27

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2.7K

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69

Authors

54

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

12

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Publications

27

The architecture of the mind: massive modularity and the flexibility of thought

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 544 citations

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RECONSIDERING THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN EXPERTISE AND FLEXIBILITY: A COGNITIVE ENTRENCHMENT PERSPECTIVE.

Erik Dane · Academy of Management Review · 2010 · 487 citations

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When in Rome ... Learn Why the Romans Do What They Do: How Multicultural Learning Experiences Facilitate Creativity

William W. Maddux, Hajo Adam, Adam D. Galinsky · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2010 · 298 citations

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Flexibility of thought in high creative individuals represented by percolation analysis

Yoed N. Kenett, Orr Levy, Dror Y. Kenett et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 229 citations · Full text

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Reconsidering the Trade-off Between Expertise and Flexibility: a Cognitive Entrenchment Perspective

Erik Dane · Academy of Management Review · 2010 · 225 citations

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Authors

69

  1. MA
    Mark A. Runco

    California State University, Fullerton, United States

    3 publications · 300 citations

    3

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  2. SA
    Selçuk Acar

    University of North Texas, United States

    2 publications · 78 citations

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  3. MZ
    Marco Zanon

    University of Bologna, Italy

    2 publications · 74 citations

    2

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  4. ED
    Erik Dane

    Rice University, United States

    2 publications · 712 citations

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  5. SM
    Serena Mastria

    University of Bologna, Italy

    2 publications · 74 citations

    2

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Institutions

54

  1. Rice University

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    712 citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    383 citations

  3. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    203 citations

  4. Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

    Trieste, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    74 citations

  5. Marconi University

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    203 citations

  6. Laboratori Guglielmo Marconi (Italy)

    Bologna, Italy

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    203 citations

  7. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    101 citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Creativity Research Journal

    3 publications · 55 citations

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  2. Frontiers in Psychology

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

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  3. Journal of Intelligence

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  4. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 2 publications · 712 citations

    2

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  5. Written Communication

    1 publications · 43 citations

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