Interventions to increase creativity in the 21st century: a scoping review
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Creativity, Technology, Scientometrics, InterventionsAbstract
To analyze scientific literature on interventions to increase creativity, a scoping review was conducted following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Empirical research articles published between 2000 and 2022 in English, Portuguese, or Spanish were retrieved. The 274 texts included were subjected to scientometric analyses based on authorship, year of publication, title, abstract, keywords, and the methods section. There has been a growing trend in publications over time and a geographical distribution of interventions across 50 territories, with the United States and China standing out. A total of 758 authors were identified, of whom only five had four or more articles. The research topics were mainly related to education, teaching methods, cognition, and innovation. Teachers and students in educational settings stood out as the target population and context for the interventions. The results suggest restrictions on collaboration networks between authors, territories, populations, and contexts covered by the interventions.
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