Creativity and planning: Training interventions to develop creative problem-solving skills

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-190

  Osburn, Holly K ^a   Mumford, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 33745619225     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1802_4     Document Type: Article

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