RECENT ASPECTS IN CREATIVITY RESEARCH

During the last 5 to 8 years the international interest in the topic o f creativity has grown remarkably. Among others Weisberg's attempt to destroy several ''myths'' about creativity and the cre-ative process h as contributed to stimulating research and controverse discussions. Re cent developments of creativity measuring instruments especially in Ge rmany show that creativity is more than just divergent thinking - and it is not only the interplay of convergent and divergent thinking wher e the ''balance of opposites'', the dialectics in/of creativity become obvious and substantial for creative activity, for the person as well as for the process. In the paper a strong focus is laid upon the proc ess; some recent new or re-formulations of theoretical approaches are discussed more detailed, like Martindale's ''low arousal'' approach as well as the application of chaos theory, others are mentioned shortly , like the psycho-economic or investment approach, the adaptation of c atastrophe and of quantum theory. Finally, a complex componential mode l of creativity will be proposed.