创造是推动经济和社会发展的主导力量，是一个民族兴旺发达、长盛不衰的动力源泉。在当今加快培养创造性人才之际，阅读关于创造、创新的书籍，听创造、创新的课程。成为人们尤其是当代大学生的热门追求。本书的作者们有着三十多年的专业基础理论教学和 十几年的《创造学》理论与实践教学经验；书中还以陈国达、袁隆平、僻继善院士与美国纽约科学院蔡自兴院士的创造思维、创造方法和创造事迹说明创造学理论，特别是袁隆平院士的秘书。

1 绪论／1

Introduction

1.1创造与创造学的概念／1

Conceptions of Creation and Creatology

 1.1.1创造的定义／l

The Definition of Creation

 1.1.2创造学的定义／2

The Definition of Creatology

 1.1.3人们对创造与创新的看法／2

Opinions on Creation and Innovation

 1.1.4对创造较一致的三点看法／5

Three General Viewpoints on Creation

1.2创造学研究的对象与内容／15  ’

The Object and Content of Creatology

 1.2.1创造学研究的对象／15

The Object of Creatology

 1.2.2创造学研究的主要内容／15

The Principal Content of Creatology

1.3创造学的研究方法／18

The Studying Methods of Creatology

 1.3.1观察研究法／18

0bservation Method

 1.3.2实验研究法／19

Experimentation Method

2 创造主体及其创造力／20

 Creating Subject and Creativity

2.1创造主体与创造客体／20

Creating Subject and Creating Object

2.1.1创造主体的定义／20

The Definition of Creating Subject

2.1.2创造客体的定义／20

The Definition of Creating Object

2.2创造主体的创造力／21

Creativity of Creating Subject

2.2.1创造力的概念／21

The Concept of Creativity

2.2.2创造力的构成／21

Formation of Creativity

2.2.3创造力的分析／24

Analysis of Creativity

3 创造性人才／33

 Creative Talents

3.1创造性人才的基本概念／33

Basic Conceptions of Creative Talents

3.1.1创造性人才的定义／33

The Definition of Creative Talents

3.1.2创造性人格的定义／33

The Definition of Creative Personality

3.1.3一般创造性人格特征／34

Characteristics of Normal Creative Personality

3.2创造性人才分析与培养／35

Analysis and Cultivation of Creative Talents

3.2.1创造性人才分析／35

Analysis of Creative Talents

3.2.2创造性人才培养／36

Cultivation of Creative Talents

4 创造性思维活动／38

 Creative Thinking

4.1创造思维的概念／38

The Definition of Creative Thinking

4.1.1思维的概念／38

The Definition of Thinking

4.1.2创造性思维的概念／38

The Definition of Creative Thinking

4.1.3创造性思维的特征／39

Characteristics of Creative Thinking

4.1.4创造思维的一般过程／42

The General Process of Creative Thinking

4.2创造思维的基本方式／52

Different Kinds of Creative Thinking

4.2.1直觉思维／52

Intuitional Thinking

4.2.2联想思维／56

Associative Thinking

4.2.3想象思维／58

Imaginary Thinking

4.2.4灵感思维／63

Inspiration Thinking

4.2.5横向思维／69

Transverse Thinking

4.2.6逆向思维／74

Converse Thinking

4.2.7发散思维与收敛思维／74

Divergent Thinking and Convergent Thinking

4.2.8收敛思维／77

Convergent Thinking

5 创造技法／78

 Creation Methods

5.1仿生创造法／78

Imitation Creation

5.1.1外形仿生法／78

Figurative Imitation Creation

5.1.2运动仿生法／79

Movable Imitation Creation

5.1.3结构仿生法／79

Structural Imitation Creation

5.1.4智力仿生法／79

Intelligent Imitation Creation

5.1.5原理仿生法／80

Principled Imitation Creation

5.2列举创造法／81

Listing Creation

5.2.1缺点列举法／81

Listing Shortcomings

5.2.2希望点列举法／83

Listing Hope Points

5.3形态分析法／85

The Method of Pattern Analysis

5.3.1技法原理／85

Method Principles

5.3.2举例说明／85

Examples

5.3.3运用步骤与技巧／87

Processes and Techniques

5.4组合创造法／89

Combined Creation

5.4.1主体添加法／89

Subject—added Creation

5.4.2同物自组法／90

Combination of the Same Type

5.4.3异类组合法／90

Combination of Different Types

5.4.4重组组合法／90

Recombining Method

5.5类比法／92

Analogy

5.5.1技法原理／92

Method Principles

5.5.2应用举例／92

Applied Examples

5.5.3类比的基本方式／94

Basic Patterns

5.6价值分析法／97

The Method of Value—analysis

5.6.1技法原理／97

Method Principles

5.6.2提高产品的价值的方法／97

The Method of Increasing Value of Products

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