Creativity, Imagination and Innovation:Perspectives and Inspirational Stories
Edited by Xavier Pavie
in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Abstract:
"All power to the imagination" is a famous slogan. This book confirms it is much more than just a slogan, showing how imagination can, in no uncertain way, be a reality. Some 40 outstanding personalities share their insights on their relationship with imagination in their respective fields of study. An astronaut, a philosopher, an environmental activist, a mathematician, an anthropologist, an actor, an astrophysicist, and even a singer — all share how they managed to unlock the power of their imagination to achieve extra-ordinary things.
Keywords: Creativity; Innovation; Imagination; Aesthetics; Transdisciplinarity; Lateral Thinking; Testimonials; Inspiration; Intelligence; Knowledge Economy; Disruption; Dreams; Future (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9789813272996
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Chapters in this book:
- Ch 1 THE ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE , pp 1-7

- Yves Coppens
- Ch 2 HOW IMAGINATION CAN SHAPE THE WORLD , pp 9-17

- Etienne Klein
- Ch 3 MY LIFE AS A MATHEMATICIAN , pp 19-30

- Cédric Villani
- Ch 4 INSPIRATION: CREATIVITY AND CONTEXT , pp 31-35

- Mike Wood
- Ch 5 INTERCULTURALITY AND TRANSDISCIPLINARITY , pp 37-43

- Alvin Than
- Ch 6 ENGAGING OUR INTELLIGENCE TO SAVE LIFE ON EARTH , pp 45-52

- Hubert Reeves
- Ch 7 THE YEARBOOK PROJECT , pp 53-58

- Nathalie Joffre
- Ch 8 BIOLOGY, ETHICS AND COMPLEXITY , pp 59-67

- Henri Atlan
- Ch 9 THEORIES OF EVOLUTION AND THE MECHANISMS OF ADAPTATION , pp 69-77

- Pascal Picq
- Ch 10 SQUATTING AND “ARTIVISM” , pp 79-83

- Gaspard Delanoë
- Ch 11 CONVERSATIONS WITH A PUNK , pp 85-90

- Didier Wampas
- Ch 12 SHAPING IMAGINATION , pp 91-103

- Marie-Paule Cani
- Ch 13 THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: A SECOND RENAISSANCE , pp 105-114

- Idriss Aberkane
- Ch 14 MOLAR , pp 115-115

- Patrick Roger
- Ch 15 HEARING COLORS: MY LIFE EXPERIENCE AS A CYBORG , pp 117-125

- Neil Harbisson
- Ch 16 CREATING IS ABOUT BEING GENEROUS , pp 127-131

- Christine Ferber
- Ch 17 FROM THE VOSGES FORESTS TO STARRED DREAMS , pp 133-141

- Jacques Genin
- Ch 18 MY IMAGINATION GIVES ME WINGS , pp 143-144

- Kathrine Larsen
- Ch 19 CHOCOLATE , pp 145-151

- Pierre Marcolini
- Ch 20 ART AND IDENTITY , pp 153-160

- Alan Chong
- Ch 21 TO LEAD ONE’S LIFE, AN ACT OF CREATION , pp 161-173

- Eric Michel
- Ch 22 CONVERSATION WITH AN INSPIRED, COMMITTED AND FREE MAN , pp 175-184

- Michael Lonsdale
- Ch 23 GIVING ONE’S LIFE A MEANING AND BECOMING ONE’S SELF , pp 185-190

- Nicolas Huchet
- Ch 24 MEDITATION: FOCUSING ON THE NOW , pp 191-194

- Fabrice Midal
- Ch 25 THE WORLD BELOW EVEREST , pp 195-199

- Yew Chong Yip
- Ch 26 HUMANOID: MAN VS ROBOTS , pp 201-207

- Nadine Thalmann
- Ch 27 SEEING WITH OUR MIND’S EYE , pp 209-210

- Bridget Polk
- Ch 28 WELCOME TO SPACE , pp 211-216

- Jean-Loup Chrétien
- Ch 29 WORK: ALWAYS SOUGHT-AFTER, OFTEN ENDURED , pp 217-229

- Dominique Méda
- Ch 30 LEADING YOUR WORK AND YOUR LIFE , pp 231-237

- Desmond Kuek
- Ch 31 CRImagine , pp 239-247

- François Taddei
- Ch 32 GLOBAL WARMING AT THE HEART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT — FROM THE POLAR REGIONS TO PUBLIC LIFE , pp 249-263

- Jean Jouzel
- Ch 33 FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, EVEN WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH! , pp 265-269

- Jean-Louis Etienne
- Ch 34 THE AGE OF THE HUMMINGBIRDS , pp 271-279

- Pierre Rabhi
- Ch 35 A CHEMIST COOKING, IMAGINATION BROUGHT TO THE KITCHEN INTRODUCING NOTE-BY-NOTE CUISINE: THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE FOR IMAGINATION , pp 281-289

- Hervé This
- Ch 36 COMBINING LIFE AND TECHNOLOGY TO POSTPONE DEATH: HOW FAR ARE WE PREPARED TO GO? , pp 291-304

- Laurent Alexandre Dr.
- Ch 37 GENOMICS AND ITS IMPACT , pp 305-313

- Liu
- Ch 38 IN WHAT WORLD WILL WE BE LIVING IN 2030? , pp 315-323

- Joël de Rosnay
- Ch 39 UPGRADING IMAGINATION , pp 325-327

- Kevin Warwick
- Ch 40 THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF SCIENCE , pp 329-336

- Jacques Testart
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