The paper presents three recent approaches to the study of creativity: Sternberg's Investment Theory of Creativity, Amabile's Componential Model of Creativity, and Csikszentmihalyi's Systems Perspective of Creativity. These authors state that the creative production is the result of a set of factors which interact in a complex way, referring to the person as to the social, cultural, and historical variables of the environment in which he/she is included. Such approaches contrast with previous theoretical contributions by emphasizing distinct elements of the social context which nurture and recognize, to different degrees, the creative expression.
recent theories of creativity; models of creativity; environment