Good versus creative solutions: A comparison of brainstorming, hierarchical, and perspective-changing heuristics

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-331

  Butler, Darrell L ^a   Kline, Michele A ^a,b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141605450     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1104_6     Document Type: Review

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