@inproceedings{6fd337d0b79a417c9a0c6aaa15c2029d,
title = "Thinking with hands, acting with minds: embodied cognition and creative practice",
abstract = "Traditional conceptions of {\textquoteleft}creativity{\textquoteright} assume that the creative person is able to imagine a finished product and then bring this forth through their skill in making things. This conception is also used to separate the {\textquoteleft}artist{\textquoteright} from the craft-worker. In this paper, I show how the developing theories of Embodied Cognition can illustrate when and how {\textquoteleft}creativity{\textquoteright} arises in the design and production of jewellery. I demonstrate the points at which creative reflection are acted upon (even when the jewellers might not be able to put their {\textquoteleft}cognition{\textquoteright} into words). I argue that not only does Embodied Cognition provide a clear and parsimonious account of how jewellers create their objects, but that it also provides a strong and compelling theoretical basis for Ergonomics. By marrying our understanding of how people physically interact with their tools and the world around them, with our understanding of how goal-directed actions are performed, the theory of Embodied Cognition is fundamental in shaping Ergonomics{\textquoteright} ability to explain and analyse human activity.",
keywords = "1/f scaling, Craftwork, Creativity, Embodied cognition, Tool use, Uncontrolled manifold hypothesis",
author = "Chris Baber",
year = "2018",
month = aug,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_24",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-319-96070-8",
volume = "8",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "225--234",
editor = "Sebastiano Bagnara and Riccardo Tartaglia and Sara Albolino and Thomas Alexander and Yushi Fujita",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VII",
edition = "1st ed. 2019 edition",
note = "20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 ; Conference date: 26-08-2018 Through 30-08-2018",
}