Share Paper: Enhancing creativity through computer-based mindfulness interventions of aesthetic experience

  1. Yu-chu Yeh, Institute of Teacher Education, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  2. Wei-Chin Hsu, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Taiwan
  3. Evgeniy Yastrubinski, Department of Diplomacy, Taiwan

Abstract: Integrating the traditional concepts and Langer’s perspectives of mindfulness, as well as the cognitive process of AE in designed products, this study proposed a framework for AE-based mindfulness interventions to explored what types of interventions would facilitate creativity performance. One hundred and eighty college students were randomly and evenly assigned to the five interventions groups: C (control group), E1 (Perceptual analysis), E2 (Life-experience association), E3 (Functional analysis), or E4 (Aesthetic-emotion evocation). The results revealed that, regarding creativity improvement, E4 outperformed C and E2, and E1 outperformed E2. However, participants across groups improved their creativity after the interventions. This study contributes ...