Embodied dynamics of creative placemaking: conceptualizing the spaces, places, and environments of creativity.
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2025 Laura H Malinin 2 citations
Despite long-standing calls for an integrated understanding of creativity, the role of the physical environment remains poorly connected to other factors. Creatively productive people report that they deliberately use and modify their surroundings to enhance creative work, yet no conceptual framework links designed spaces to creative processes. This conceptual analysis applies an embodied creativity lens grounded in ecological psychology and 4E cognitive science to synthesize literature from creativity, environmental design, and related fields. It aims to clarify person-environment relationships during creativity, including how creative space, place, and physical settings can support creative work, addressing a gap that leaves designers relying on anecdotal evidence.