Constructive Creativity in the Context of Singapore

Abstract

This chapter reviews creative processes in Singapore as socio-cultural practices that contributed to the city's constructive development. What cultural tools have the people of Singapore created or invented to support their flourishing life? This chapter also reflects in and on pragmatic creativity that has generated multifold paths of everyday creativity among one Singaporean community. Today. Singapore aspires to become an inclusive and kind society, and makes efforts for its residents to become resilient and creative people. This chapter concludes with suggestions on how the meaning and practice of creativity in Singapore can be conceptualized with reference to the dialogical and cultural psychological premises, cross-disciplinary research structures, and constructive creativity in education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)