Editorial: Fixation or inspiration: Creative problem solving in design

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-82

  Cardoso, Carlos ^a   Badke Schaub, Petra ^a  

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EID: 84858216121     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: 21626057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2011.tb01086.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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