Keith Sawyer

Robert Keith Sawyer is an American Psychologist. He is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an expert on creativity, innovation and learning.[1][2][3][4]

Robert Keith Sawyer
Born	April 28, 1960
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Psychologist Author
Known for	Creativity
Title	Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations
Academic background
Education	University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Academic work
Discipline	Psychology
Institutions	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Website	http://www.unc.edu/home/rksawyer/

Books

• R. Keith Sawyer (2013). Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity. Wiley 2013. ISBN 9781118297704.
• R. Keith Sawyer (2012). Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199737574.

Selected publications

• Sawyer, R. Keith (2003). "Artificial societies multiagent systems and the micro-macro link in sociological theory". Sociological Methods & Research. 31 (3): 325–363. doi:10.1177/0049124102239079.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

• Sawyer, R. Keith (2006). "Group creativity: Musical performance and collaboration". Psychology of Music. 34 (2): 148–165. doi:10.1177/0305735606061850.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

References

1. Sawyer, R. Keith (21 March 2013). "The Creative Power Of Memory". Huffington Post.
2. "The Three Types Of Relationship Every Creative Person Needs". 14 September 2016.
3. Bailis, Rochelle. "Brainstorming Doesn't Work -- Do This Instead".
4. "Creativity Myths - Interviews with Innovation Experts and Authors".

External links

• Faculty Page at UNC