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This chapter investigates the relationship between physical space and processes of creative thinking and action. The authors build on organizational and sociological literature about social space and aesthetics, then illustrate how the latter two aspects influenced each other in five action experiments. Small mixed groups explored how they would use a studio to facilitate social innovation and to strengthen the link between the Max Stern Jezreel Valley College in Israel and the surrounding communities. Analysis of the video recordings identified seven configurations of social space that changed over time as the participants engaged in the task. The authors suggest that the undifferentiated and unencrusted nature of the space was both a source of uncertainty and potential for the participants. Some groups generated more innovative processes and products than others. The study also offers insights into the importance of embodied action and verbal discourse in innovative processes.

"Die anhaltende Tendenz zur Entberuflichung und Individualisierung moderner Erwerbsgesellschaften, wirft die Frage nach dem Wandel der sozialen Integration des Einzelnen in Arbeit und Erwerb auf. Die klassische Sozialtheorie vermag hier nur unzureichende Hilfestellung zu bieten, da sie dem Kategoriensystem einer beruflich verfestigten, dem Gesellschaftsvertrag der Industriemoderne verpflichteten, Status- und Solidaritätsordnung verhaftet ist. Aber auch die Antworten der neueren Arbeits- und Erwerbssoziologie, die innerhalb der Soziologie aktuell etwa unter dem Konzept des 'Arbeitskraftunternehmers' diskutiert werden, überzeugen nicht völlig, sehen diese die Erwerbsgesellschaft so weitgehend vom Sozialen entkoppelt, dass fraglich ist, wie ein allen marktförmigen Unsicherheiten preisgegebenes und nicht mehr in längerfristige Loyalitäts- und Vertrauensbeziehungen eingebundenes Arbeitssubjekt, sich ohne ein Mindestmaß an wertgestützter Identifikation und sozialer Gegenseitigkeit überhaupt mobilisieren und einbinden lassen soll. Daher soll am Beispiel der Analyse von Erwerbsordnungen innerhalb von Kulturberufen wie z. B. Journalismus, Werbung, Design oder der Filmindustrie ein weiterer Deutungsvorschlag gemacht werden, der versucht, normative Verankerungen 'atypischer' Beschäftigungsformen in hochqualifzierten Berufe exemplarisch nachzuvollziehen. Die zur Diskussion gestellte These ist, dass hier soziale Integrationsprinzipien entstanden sind, die weder dem Muster des zwar fremdbestimmten aber sozialstaatlich kompensierten verberuflichten Arbeitnehmers, noch dem durch exklusive Bildungstitel garantierten Elitestatus der klassischen Professionen, entsprechen. Das hier dominierende Vergesellschaftungsprinzip besteht vielmehr in der Kopplung individueller Einsatzmotive, Perspektiven und Aufstiegschancen an Reputationsmärkte, basierend auf einem neuen Ethos, das zu einem guten Teil von den kulturellen Eliten im Rahmen ihrer Kapitalismuskritik selbst entwickelt worden ist. Anhand von Beispielen einer Fallstudie soll gezeigt werden, wie die hier verhandelten Wert- und Identitätszuschreibungen traditionelle berufs- und betriebsbasierten Statuszuweisungen ersetzen bzw. verändern. Aus ihnen entspringen eben jene förderlichen Handlungsmuster, die sich in der vergangenen Epoche der marktlichen Radikalisierung von Erwerbsordnungen noch entgegengestellt haben." (Autorenreferat)

The term "creative aging," in the broadest sense, describes an aging policy idea that focuses on highlighting the creativity of older adults in order to prepare individuals and communities to manage old age. Programs focus on the evolution of creativity over the lifespan and aim to provide meaningful participatory engagement, especially through the arts.

This book is the culmination of the COST Action CA15212 Citizen Science to Promote Creativity, Scientific Literacy, and Innovation throughout Europe. It represents the final stage of a shared journey taken over the last 4 years. During this relatively short period, our citizen science practices and perspectives have rapidly evolved. In this chapter we discuss what we have learnt about the recent past of citizen science and what we expect and hope for the future.

The shaping of creative economy is particularly important for development of cities and regions. This process can be analyzed in conjunction with changes in work and leisure time and their place in the human life cycle. This article aims to approximate the main features of: contemporary position of elderly people, creative ageing policy, benefits from seniors creativity and controversies linked to this concept. This essay also indicates the patterns of recommendations and activities in development of services for older people which may be the subject of further in-depth research. These examples exist in: (1) documents and strategic programs, (2) the activities of network organizations and (3) the activities of urban cultural and artistic institutions.

The public interest is a syntagm frequently used to account for the projects and the actions of the local government authorities. The study analyses the way local elected officials relate to the content and the meaning of this concept. The quality of the social dialogue, the duality of the public life, the referential models of public policies are some sources of the gap between the administrative agenda and the citizens 'agenda. Accepting the public interest as a guiding rule in designing the activities for the community welfare involves adjusting both the ambitions of the politicians and the social and economic pressures. The representation of the public interest requires temporary compromise, transparent decisions, based on evidence, innovation and creativity.

This chapter traces Oakeshott's inquiry on human knowledge in relation to the impacts of rationalism on human knowing which the philosopher characterized as a type of mental infection & belief about knowledge that has progressively infected European life & politics since the early seventeenth century. Rationalism's separation of intellect & will corrupts through a politics of perfection, transforming everything into doctrine. Rationalism has reduced education, morality & religion to skill training rather than to creativity, the pursuit of happiness rather than reflection, & corruption stemming from ideas detached from the flow of activity. Oakeshott & the rationalist differ further in the location of discontents of their civilization: an Oakeshottian perspective on discontents claims they form the transitory character of human life is in contrast to the rationalist claims that discontent is a response to the present arrangements of society leading to change. Rationalist projects' detachment from experience suppresses human understanding of the accumulated tradition of things, & misleads through overblown expectations of future benefits. 3 References. J. Harwell