TY - JOUR
T1 - Discovering the imaginative capability of technology writers
T2 - Its indicators, roots, and cultivation
AU - Liao, Kai Hung
AU - Chang, Chi Cheng
AU - Lin, Ju Sen
AU - Liang, Chaoyun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Extant research regarding writer imagination is scant, which suggests that additional studies would be beneficial. The aim of this study was to explore the indicators, roots, and cultivation of the imaginative capabilities of technology writers. For the purpose of this study, we analyzed 6 renowned case writers in Taiwan through in-depth interviews. The results indicated 10 indicators of imaginative capability, which concurred with the results of previous research. We also identified 8 roots of imaginative capability, in which personality traits emerged as the most decisive root for technology writers, whereas the other roots can be purposively nurtured or can be developed as the writer becomes socially mature. In addition, we identified 9 methods for cultivating this capability, which can be categorized into information internalization and self-disciplined engagement. The results of this study provide an understanding of how technology writers' imaginative capability can be assessed, and contribute insights into the complexities that various roots endow upon diverse imaginative capabilities through the use of distinct methods of cultivation.
AB - Extant research regarding writer imagination is scant, which suggests that additional studies would be beneficial. The aim of this study was to explore the indicators, roots, and cultivation of the imaginative capabilities of technology writers. For the purpose of this study, we analyzed 6 renowned case writers in Taiwan through in-depth interviews. The results indicated 10 indicators of imaginative capability, which concurred with the results of previous research. We also identified 8 roots of imaginative capability, in which personality traits emerged as the most decisive root for technology writers, whereas the other roots can be purposively nurtured or can be developed as the writer becomes socially mature. In addition, we identified 9 methods for cultivating this capability, which can be categorized into information internalization and self-disciplined engagement. The results of this study provide an understanding of how technology writers' imaginative capability can be assessed, and contribute insights into the complexities that various roots endow upon diverse imaginative capabilities through the use of distinct methods of cultivation.
KW - Cultivation
KW - Imaginative capability
KW - Indicators
KW - Roots
KW - Technology writers
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tsc.2014.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tsc.2014.09.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84908572249
SN - 1871-1871
VL - 14
SP - 76
EP - 86
JO - Thinking Skills and Creativity
JF - Thinking Skills and Creativity
ER -