Professor David Cropley

Professor of Engineering Innovation UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (P2-29)
tel +61 8 830 23301

email David.Cropley@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Innovation
Creativity
Engineering

David Cropley is an internationally recognised expert on creativity and innovation. His teaching interests focus on systems engineering and related concepts, and his research examines a range of aspects of creativity and innovation, both in the field of engineering, and more broadly. David has appeared on "Redesign My Brain" (ABC TV, 2013, 2015) and "Life at 9" (ABC TV, 2014) discussing various aspects of creativity, cognitive flexibility and problem solving.

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Research

Research focus

Cognitive Sciences
Specialist Studies in Education
Psychology
Business and Management
Education

Highlights

Creativity and Innovation - measurement of organisational innovation capacity, diagnosis of innovation strengths and weaknesses.,Creativity and Innovation in Engineering and Technology - the value of creativity and innovation, factors affecting creativity and innovation in engineering, expertise and creativity/innovation, developing the capacity for creativity and innovation in engineers, teaching engineering for improved creativity and innovation.,Creativity Measurement - measurement of product creativity, the pre-requisite nature of novelty and effectiveness in product creativity, measuring individual creativity.,Creativity and Crime - the role of creativity in crime and terrorism, malevolent creativity, strategies for countering...

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2025	Cropley, D 2025, Creations: the nature of creative products in the 21st century, Palgrave MacMillan, UK.
2022	Patston, T, Kaufman, JC & Cropley, DH 2022, Creative actions: embedding creative competencies in every classroom, Hawker Brownlow Education, Australia.
2021	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2021, Core capabilities for Industry 4: foundations of the cyber-psychology of 21st century engineering education, wbv Media, Germany.
2020	Cropley, D 2020, Femina problematis solvendis-Problem solving Woman: a history of the creativity of women, Springer, Singapore. 9 45
2019	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2019, Die schattenseite der kreativität: wie kriminalität und kreativität zusammenhängen - eine psychologische analyse, Springer, Germany. 2
2019	Cropley, DH 2019, Homo problematis solvendis-problem solving man: a history of human creativity, Springer, Singapore. 19 10
2018	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2018, Die psychologie der organisationalen innovation: eine einführung für führungskräfte, Springer, Germany.
2015	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2015, The psychology of innovation in organizations, Cambridge University Press, UK. 45 12
2015	Cropley, DH 2015, Creativity in Engineering: Novel Solutions to Complex Problems, Academic Press, UK. 90
2013	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2013, Creativity and crime: a psychological analysis, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 24 14
2009	Cropley, A & Cropley, DH 2009, Fostering creativity: a diagnostic approach for higher education and organizations, Hampton Press, New York, US.

Chapters

Year	Output
2025	Cropley, D 2025, 'Appendix', in DH Cropley (ed.), Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century., Palgrave MacMillan, Switzerland, pp. 203-235.
2025	Cropley, D 2025, 'Creativity in engineering education: the impact of digitalization', in J Katz-Buonincontro & T Kettler (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Creativity and Education, Oxford University Press, US, ch. 27, pp. 531-544.
2025	Cropley, DH 2025, 'Introduction', in DH Cropley (ed.), Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century, Palgrave MacMillan, Switzerland, ch. 1, pp. 1-10.
2025	Cropley, DH 2025, 'Summary and conclusions', in DH Cropley (ed.), Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century, Palgrave MacMillan, Switzerland, ch. 9, pp. 187-201.
2025	Cropley, DH, Marrone, R, Medeiros, K & van Broekhoven, K 2025, 'Creative products and artificial intelligence', in DH Cropley (ed.), Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century, Palgrave MacMillan, Switzerland, ch. 3, pp. 33-59.
2024	Cropley, DH 2024, 'Deploying creativity for good: how engineers solve worthy problems', in RJ Sternberg & S Karami (eds), Transformational Creativity: Learning for a Better Future, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland, ch. 7, pp. 89-102. Open access 1 9
2024	Cropley, DH 2024, 'The assessment of product creativity', in MA Runco & S Acar (eds), Handbook of Creativity Assessment, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, ch. 18, pp. 305-319.
2023	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2023, 'Preparing for the demands of future of work: engineering organisations, creativity, and innovation', in R Reiter-Palmon & S Hunter (eds), Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues, Academic Press, UK, ch. 22, pp. 315-327.
2023	Cropley, D & Singh, C 2023, 'Engineering innovation: the impact of digital transformation', in DD Preiss, M Singer & JC Kaufman (eds), Creativity, Innovation, and Change Across Cultures, Palgrave Macmillan, Switzerland, ch. 6, pp. 115-140. 5
2023	Cropley, D 2023, 'Creative cognition in engineering and technology', in LJ Ball & F Vallee Tourangeau (eds), The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Cognition, Routledge, US, ch. 38, pp. 684-697. Open access 3
2023	Cropley, DH 2023, 'Making an impact: fit-for-purpose creativity assessment', in Fredricka Reisman (ed.), Unpacking Creativity: Culture, Innovation, and Motivation in Global Contexts, KIE Conference, UK, ch. 7, pp. 154-174. Open access
2023	Medeiros, KE, Marrone, RL, Joksimovic, S, Cropley, DH & Siemens, G 2023, 'Promises and realities of artificial creativity', in R Reiter-Palmon & S Hunter (eds), Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues, 2nd, Academic Press, San Diego, ch. 19, pp. 275-289. 9
2023	Seah, YZ & Cropley, DH 2023, 'A new old way to foster creativity: nudge how we conceptualise and recognise it', in Fredricka Reisman (eds), Unpacking Creativity: Culture, Innovation, and Motivation in Global Contexts, KIE Publications, UK, ch. 17, pp. 322-341. Open access
2022	Cropley, DH 2022, 'Creativity and morality in the world of technology: the intersection of creativity, design, and responsible problem-solving', in H Kapoor & JC Kaufman (eds.), Creativity and Morality: A volume in Explorations in Creativity Research, Academic Press, US, ch. 15, pp. 283-302.
2022	Cropley, DH 2022, 'Why are we creative? Novel and effective products', in Jonathan A Plucker (ed.), Creativity and Innovation: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2, Routledge, US, ch. 10, pp. 249-264. Open access 1
2022	Cropley, DH, Medeiros, K & Damadzic, A 2022, 'The Intersection of Human and Artificial Creativity', in Danah Henriksen & Punya Mishra (eds), Creative Provocations: Speculations on the Future of Creativity, Technology & Learning, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 2, pp. 19-34. Open access 1
2022	Marrone, RL & Cropley, DH 2022, 'The role of learning analytics in developing creativity', in YE Wang et al. (eds), Social and Emotional Learning and Complex Skills Assessment: An Inclusive Learning Analytics Perspective, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 5, pp. 75-91. Open access 2
2021	Xing, K, Cropley, DH, Oppert, ML & Singh, C 2021, 'Readiness for digital innovation and industry 4.0 transformation: studies on manufacturing industries in the city of Salisbury', in M Kosaka et al. (eds), Business Innovation with New ICT in the Asia-Pacific: Case Studies, Springer, Singapore, ch. 8 , pp. 155-176. 15
2020	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2020, 'Creativity as a driver of innovation: measuring the impact of human capital in organisations', in V Dörfler & M Stierand (eds), Handbook of Research Methods on Creativity, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, ch. 20, pp. 275-289. 4
2020	Cropley, DH & Oppert, ML 2020, 'Commoditizing creativity', in S Pritzker & M Runco (eds), Encyclopedia of Creativity, 3, Elsevier, US, pp. 167-171. 2
2020	Cropley, DH 2020, 'Creativity and discovery in engineering', in Michelfelder, DP & N Doorn (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering, Routledge, US, ch. 10, pp. 138-148. 7
2020	Cropley, DH 2020, 'Engineering: the ultimate expression of creativity?', in MA Runco & SR Pritzker (eds), Encyclopedia of Creativity, 3, Elsevier, US, pp. 434-439.
2019	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2019, 'Creativity and malevolence: past, present and future', in JC Kaufman & RJ Sternberg (eds), Cambridge handbook of creativity, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, US, ch. 32, pp. 677-690. 22
2019	Cropley, DH & Cropley, AJ 2019, 'Industrie 4.0 und Kreativität im Ingenieurwesen: Folgen für die Hochschullehre', in T Haertel et al. (eds), Hochschullehre & Industrie 4.0: Herausforderungen - Lösungen – Perspektiven, wbv Media, Germany, ch. 2, pp. 27-40.
2019	Cropley, DH & Patston, TJ 2019, 'Supporting creative teaching and learning in the classroom: myths, models, and measures', in CA Mullen (eds), Creativity under duress in education? Resistive theories, practices, and actions, Springer, UK, ch.15, pp. 267-288.
2019	Cropley, DH 2019, 'Do we make our own luck? Reflections on Ernst Mach's analysis of invention and discovery', in VP Glaveanu (ed.), The creativity reader, Oxford University Press, UK, ch. 13, pp. 219-234.
2019	Cropley, DH 2019, 'Inspiration or perspiration? Reflections on Edwin Prindle's the art of inventing', in VP Glaveanu (eds), The creativity reader, Oxford University Press, UK, ch. 4, pp. 49-72.
2018	Cropley, DH & Oppert, ML 2018, 'The fuzzy front-end? How creativity drives organizational innovation', in R Reiter-Palmon, VL Kennel & JC Kaufman (eds), Individual creativity in the workplace, Academic Press, US, ch. 2, pp. 35-51. 9
2017	Cropley, D 2017, 'Nurturing creativity in the engineering classroom', in RA Beghetton & JC Kaufman (eds), Nurturing creativity in the classroom, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, US, ch. 13, pp. 212-226. 7
2017	Cropley, DH 2017, 'Creative products: Defining and measuring novel solutions', in JA Plucker (ed.), Creativity and innovation: Theory, research, and practice, Prufrock Press, US, ch. 3, pp. 61-74.
2017	Cropley, DH 2017, 'The dark side of creativity: previous research and new avenues', in H Bathelt et al. (eds), The Elgar Companion to Innovation and Knowledge Creation, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, ch. 19, pp. 307-324. 4
2017	Cropley, DH, Cropley, AJ & Sandwith, BL 2017, 'Creativity in the engineering domain', in JC Kaufman, VP Glaveanu & J Baer (eds), The Cambridge handbook of creativity across domains, Cambridge University Press, UK, ch. 15, pp. 261-275. 26
2017	Cropley, DH, Gabriel, F & Westwell, M 2017, 'Psychological and neuro-scientific perspectives on mathematical creativity and giftedness', in R leikin & B Sriraman (eds.), Creativity and giftedness: interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics and beyond, Springer, UK, ch. 12, pp. 183-199.
2016	Cropley, D 2016, 'Creativity and culture in engineering', in VP Glăveanu (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture Research, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, ch. 27, pp. 549-571.
2016	Cropley, D 2016, 'Lethal innovation: the nexus of criminology, war and malevolent creativity', in R McGarry & S Walklate (eds.), The Palgrave handbook of criminology and war, Palgrave MacMillan, UK, ch. 19, pp. 347-366.
2016	Cropley, DH 2016, 'Creativity in engineering', in G Corazza & S Agnoli (eds), Multidisciplinary Contributions to the Science of Creative Thinking, Springer, Singapore, ch. 10, pp. 155-173. 72 1
2016	Kapoor, H, Tagat, A & Cropley, DH 2016, 'Fifty shades of creativity: case studies of malevolent creativity in art, science, and technology', in FK Reisman (ed.), Creativity in arts, science and technology, KIE Conference Publications, UK, ch. 2, pp. 25-44. Open access
2015	Cropley, D 2015, 'Teaching engineers to think creatively : barriers and challenges in STEM disciplines0', in W Rupert, L Li & JC Kaufman (eds), The Routledge international handbook of research on teaching thinking, Taylor and Francis, New York, ch. 33, pp. 402-410.
2015	Cropley, DH 2015, 'Video games and malevolent creativity: does one thing lead to another?', in GP Green & JC Kaufman (eds), Video Games and Creativity, Academic Press, US, ch. 3, pp. 61-81. 6
2014	Cropley, DH & Cropley, A 2014, 'Managing entrepreneurship for innovation: a psychological analysis', in R Sternberg & G Krauss (eds), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK, ch. 2, pp. 21-59.
2014	Cropley, DH 2014, 'Engineering, ethics, and creativity: n'er the twain shall meet?', in S Moran, D Cropley & J Kaufman (eds), The Ethics of Creativity, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, ch. 9, pp. 152-169.
2013	Cropley, A & Cropley, D 2013, 'The dark side of creativity in the classroom: the paradox of classroom teaching', in J Jones & L Flint (eds), The creative imperative: school librarians and teachers cultivating curiosity together, Libraries Unlimited, US, ch. 3, pp. 39-52.
2013	Cropley, DH & Kaufman, J 2013, 'Rating the creativity of products', in K Thomas & J Chan (eds), Handbook of research on creativity, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK, ch. 14, pp. 196-211.
2013	Cropley, DH, Kaufman, JC & Cropley, AJ 2013, 'Understanding malevolent creativity', in K Thomas & J Chan (eds), Handbook of research on creativity, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK, ch. 13, pp. 185-195.
2011	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2011, 'Aesthetics and creativity', in MA Runco & SR Pritzker (eds), Encyclopedia of creativity, 2nd ed., Elsevier, London, pp. 24-28. 9
2010	Cropley, DH & Cropley, A 2010, 'Functional creativity: products and the generation of effective novelty', in J Kaufman & R Sternberg (eds), The Cambridge handbook of creativity, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 301-317.
2010	Cropley, DH 2010, 'Malevolent innovation: opposing the dark side of creativity', in DH Cropley et al. (eds), The dark side of creativity, Cambridge University Press, New York, ch. 19, pp. 339-359. 22
2010	Cropley, DH 2010, 'Summary: the dark side of creativity: a differentiated model', The dark side of creativity, Cambridge University Press, New York, ch. 20, pp. 360-373. 32

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Cropley, DH & Marrone, RL 2025, 'Automated scoring of figural creativity using a convolutional neural network', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 77-86. Open access 34 26 1
2025	Kapoor, H, Patston, T, Cropley, DH, Rezaei, S & Kaufman, JC 2025, 'Creativity predicts standardized educational outcomes beyond GPA and personality', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 56, article no. 101751, pp. 1-12. 1 7
2025	Medeiros, K, Cropley, DH, Marrone, RL & Reiter-Palmon, R 2025, 'Human-AI co-creativity: does ChatGPT make us more creative?', The Journal of Creative Behavior, vol. 59, no. 2, article no. e70022, pp. 1-10. Open access 1 1
2025	Yang, X, Shen, J, Cropley, D & Zheng, Y 2025, 'A systematic review of factors influencing K-12 teachers' creative teaching across different forms: an ecological perspective', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 57, article no. 101869, pp. 1-18. Open access
2024	Cropley, DH, Theurer, C, Mathijssen, ACS & Marrone, RL 2024, 'Fit-for-purpose creativity assessment: automatic scoring of the test of creative thinking - drawing production (TCT-DP)', Creativity Research Journal, online, pp. 1-16. Open access 4 60
2024	Marrone, R, Cropley, DH & Medeiros, K 2024, 'How does narrow AI impact human creativity?', Creativity Research Journal, online, pp. 1-11. Open access 9 5 65
2024	Sun, C, Zhou, Z & Cropley, D 2024, 'Cognitive processes in selecting humorous punchlines: a comparative study of humor and creativity', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 52, article no. 101532, pp. 1-10. Open access 2 2
2024	Vieira, M, Kennedy, JP, Leonard, S & Cropley, D 2024, 'Creative self-efficacy: why it matters for the future of STEM education', Creativity Research Journal, online, pp. 1-17. Open access 5 4 46
2023	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2023, 'Creativity and the cyber shock: the ultimate paradox', The Journal of Creative Behavior, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 485-487. Open access 3
2023	Cropley, D 2023, 'Is artificial intelligence more creative than humans? ChatGPT and the Divergent Association Task', vol. 2, article no. 8, pp. 1-8. Open access 3
2023	Kaufman, J, Kapoor, H, Patston, T & Cropley, D 2023, 'Explaining standardized educational test scores: the role of creativity above and beyond GPA and personality', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 725-734. 16 12 214
2023	Marrone, R, Cropley, DH & Wang, Z 2023, 'Automatic assessment of mathematical creativity using natural language processing', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 661-676. Open access 9 6 3
2023	Oppert, ML, O'Keeffe, V, Bensnes, M, Grecu, A & Cropley, DH 2023, 'The value of creativity: a scoping review', Journal of Creativity, vol. 33, article no. 100059, pp. 1-9. Open access 6
2022	Oppert, M, Dollard, MF, Murugavel, VR, Reiter-Palmon, R, Reardon, A, Cropley, DH & O'keeffe, V 2022, 'A mixed-methods study of creative problem solving and psychosocial safety climate: preparing engineers for the future of work', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 12, article no. 759226. Open access 10 8 4
2022	Szabo, E, Körmendi, A, Kurucz, G, Cropley, D, Olajos, T & Pataky, N 2022, 'Personality traits as predictors of malevolent creative ideation in offenders', Behavioral Sciences, vol. 12, no. 7, article no. 242. Open access 12 12 3
2021	Cropley, DH 2021, 'Applying quality function deployment to the design of engineering programmes: approaches, insights and benefits', Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 138-151. Open access 1 1
2021	Cropley, DH 2021, 'Femina problematis solvendis - Problem-solving woman: a history of the creativity of women', Journal of Creativity, vol. 31, article no. 100001. Open access 4
2021	Patston, TJ, Kennedy, J-P, Jaeschke, W, Kapoor, H, Leonard, SN, Cropley, DH & Kaufman, JC 2021, 'Secondary education in COVID lockdown: more anxious and less creative-maybe not?', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 12, no. 391, article no. 613055, pp. 1-14. Open access 11 6 17
2020	Karwowski, M, Gralewski, J, Patston, T, Cropley, DH & Kaufman, J 2020, 'The creative student in the eyes of a teacher: a cross-cultural study', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 35, article no. 100636, pp. 1-12. 37 24 6
2020	Sun, C, Fu, H, Zhou, Z & Cropley, DH 2020, 'The effects of different types of social exclusion on creative thinking: the role of self-construal', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 166, article no. 110215, pp. 1-6. 8 6
2020	Tubb, A, Cropley, DH, Marrone, RL, Patston, T & Kaufman, JC 2020, 'The development of mathematical creativity across high school: increasing, decreasing, or both?', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 35, article no. 100634, pp. 1-13. Open access 31 22 4
2020	van Broekhoven, K, Cropley, D & Seegers, P 2020, 'Differences in creativity across art and STEM students: we are more alike than unalike', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 38, article no. 100707, pp. 3-41. Open access 36 24 156
2019	Cropley, DH & Kaufman, JC 2019, 'The siren song of aesthetics? Domain differences and creativity in engineering and design', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol. 233, no. 2, pp. 451-464. 27 15 3
2019	Cropley, DH, Patston, T, Marrone, RL & Kaufman, JC 2019, 'Essential, unexceptional and universal: teacher implicit beliefs of creativity', Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 34, article no. 100604, pp. 1-11. Open access 24 19 3
2018	Camelia, F, Ferris, TL & Cropley, DH 2018, 'Development and initial validation of an instrument to measure students' learning about systems thinking: the affective domain', IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 12, pp. 115-124. Open access 1 14
2018	Falconer, EG, Cropley, D & Dollard, M F 2018, 'An exploration of creativity in primary school children', Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 7-25. Open access
2018	Patston, TJ, Cropley, DH, Marrone, RL & Kaufman, JC 2018, 'Teacher implicit beliefs of creativity: Is there an arts bias?', Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 75, pp. 366-374. Open access 60 40 5
2017	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2017, 'Innovation capacity, organisational culture and gender', European Journal of Innovation Management, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 493-510. Open access 40 31 9
2017	McBain, R, Cropley, D & Kavanagh, P 2017, 'The Devil made me do it: press and personality in malevolent creativity', Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 21-44. Open access
2017	Patston, T, Cropley, DH, Marrone, RL & Kaufman, JC 2017, 'Teacher self-concepts of creativity: meeting the challenges of the 21st century classroom', The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 23-34.
2017	Sandwith, BL, Cropley, DH & Chantler, LJ 2017, 'The influence of cognitive structure and task structure on creativity in a military context', Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 95-112.
2016	Cropley, D 2016, 'Measuring capacity for innovation in local government organizations', Journal of Creativity and Business Innovation, vol. 2 , pp. 31-45. Open access
2016	al-Rifaie, MM, Cropley, A, Cropley, D & Bishop, M 2016, 'On evil and computational creativity', Connection Science: Journal of Neural Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Research, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 171-193. Open access 2 4 7
2015	Cropley, D 2015, 'Through the looking glass: inside the world of creativity research', Creativity Research Journal, 27, no.3, pp. 243-248. Open access 2 1
2015	Cropley, DH 2015, 'Promoting creativity and innovation in engineering education', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 161-171. 194 104
2015	Landgraf, S, Ilinykh, A, Haller, CS, Shemelina, O, Cropley, D, von Treskow, I, Razumnikova, OM, Kutscher, T & Van der Meer, E 2015, 'Culture makes the difference: the "creativity-schizotypy" association varies between Germans and Russians', Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 35-60.
2015	Le, DH, Cropley, DH & Gleaves, DH 2015, 'Examining the relationship between mental health, creative thought and optimism', The International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 5-20.
2014	Cropley, D 2014, 'From rhetoric to reality: designing activities to foster creativity', Knowledge Quest, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 24-27. Open access
2014	Cropley, DH, Kaufman, JC, White, AE & Chiera, BA 2014, 'Layperson perceptions of malevolent creativity: the good, the bad, and the ambiguous', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 400-412. 62 44
2013	Cropley, DH, Cropley, AJ, Chiera, BA & Kaufman, JC 2013, 'Diagnosing organizational innovation : measuring the capacity for innovation', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 388-396. Open access 20 14
2013	Kaufman, JC, Baer, J, Cropley, DH, Reiter-Palmon, R & Sinnett, S 2013, 'Furious activity vs. understanding: how much expertise is needed to evaluate creative work?', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 332-340. Open access 163 116
2012	Cropley, DH & Cropley, A 2012, 'A psychological taxonomy of organizational innovation: resolving the paradoxes', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 29-40. 51 32
2012	Cropley, DH & Kaufman, JC 2012, 'Measuring functional creativity: non-expert raters and the creative solution diagnosis scale', The Journal of Creative Behavior, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 119-137. 100 66
2011	Cropley, A & Cropley, D 2011, 'Creativity and lawbreaking', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 313-320. 34 28
2011	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2011, 'Understanding value innovation in organizations: a psychological framework', Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 17-36. Open access
2011	Cropley, DH, Kaufman, JC & Cropley, AJ 2011, 'Measuring creativity for innovation management', Journal of Technology Management and Innovation, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 13-30. Open access 125
2011	Haller, CS, Courvoisier, DS & Cropley, DH 2011, 'Perhaps there is accounting for taste : evaluating the creativity of products', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 99-109. 38 29
2010	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2010, 'Understanding the innovation-friendly institutional environment: a psychological framework', Baltic Journal of Psychology, vol. 11, no. 1-2, pp. 73-87. Open access
2010	Cropley, DH, Haller, CS & Courvoisier, DS 2010, 'Correlates of Creativity among Visual Art Students', Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 53-71.
2009	Cropley, D & Cropley, A 2009, 'Recognizing and fostering creativity in technological design education', International Journal of Technology and Design Education, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 345-358. Open access 77 60
2009	Cropley, DH & Campbell, AJ 2009, 'Creating a Master's Degree in systems integration: capturing and embedding industry knowledge', International Journal of Intelligent Defence Support Systems, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 157-170.
2008	Cropley, A & Cropley, DH 2008, 'Elements of a Universal Aesthetic of creativity', Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 155-161. Open access 78
2008	Cropley, A & Cropley, DH 2008, 'Resolving the Paradoxes of Creativity: An Extended Phase Model', Cambridge Journal of Education, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 355-373. 61
2008	Cropley, DH, Kaufman, J & Cropley, A 2008, 'Malevolent Creativity: A Functional Model of Creativity in Terrorism and Crime', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 105-115. 274 199
2008	Cropley, DH, Kaufman, JC & Cropley, AJ 2008, 'Rejoinder to commentaries on malevolent creativity: a functional model of creativity in terrorism and crime, Cropley, Kaufman, and Cropley', Creativity Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 134-136. 4 4

Conferences

Year	Output
2023	Strambi, A, Cropley, D & Caldwell, D 2023, 'Exploring the potential of NLP for automated assessment of creativity', The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, ACM, pp. 29-32. Open access
2017	Hazeri, K, Childs, PR & Cropley, D 2017, 'Proposing a new product creativity assessment tool and a novel methodology to investigate the effects of different types of product functionality on the underlying structure of factor analysis', in A Maier et al. (eds), The 21st International Conference on Engineering Design ICED17, the Design Society, vol. 8, no. DS87-8, pp. 579-588. 1 1
2015	Berger, K, Surovek, A, Jensen, D & Cropley, D 2015, 'Individual creativity and team engineering design: A taxonomy for team composition', 44th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, vol. 2015 February, pp. 1-4. 3
2015	Surovek, A, Cropley, D, Jensen, D & Benning, J 2015, 'The creative designer: educating divergent thinkers in a convergent climate', in N Ingraffea & M Libby (eds), Structures Congress, ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 755-768. Open access 4
2010	Blackmore, K, Compston, P, Kane, L, Quinn, DM & Cropley, DH 2010, 'The engineering 'Hubs and Spokes' project: institutional cooperation in educational design and delivery', Curriculum, Technology and Transformation for an Unknown Future, The University of Queensland, pp. 90-94. Open access 7
2009	Cropley, DH 2009, 'Fostering and Measuring Creativity and Innovation: Individuals, Organisations and Products', in Ernesto Villalba, Proceedings for the conference, "Can Creativity be Measured?", Publications Office of European Union, pp. 257-278. Open access

Reports

Year	Output
2008	Cropley, DH, Cook, SC, Tissainayagam, D, Davidson, NJ, Rumsewicz, M & Campbell, AP 2008, Australian Defence Systems Integrations: Needs Analysis and a Plan for the Future Final Report, Centre of Excellence in Defence and Industry Systems Capability.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
American University of Paris	FRANCE
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Beijing Normal University	CHINA
California State University	UNITED STATES
California State University, San Bernardino	UNITED STATES
Central China Normal University	CHINA
Centre for Creative Education Geelong Grammar School	AUSTRALIA
Clark University	UNITED STATES
Cranfield University	UNITED KINGDOM
Ekasakti University	INDONESIA
Erasmus University Rotterdam	NETHERLANDS
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Free University of Berlin	GERMANY
Geelong Grammar School	AUSTRALIA
Harvard University	UNITED STATES
Humboldt University Berlin	GERMANY
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	UNITED KINGDOM
Monk Prayogshala	INDIA
Novosibirsk State Technical University	RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Oradea Penitentiary	ROMANIA
Private Individual	UNITED KINGDOM
Radboud University Nijmegen	NETHERLANDS
Rider University	UNITED STATES
San Francisco State University	UNITED STATES
Sichuan Normal University	CHINA
Singapore University of Social Sciences	SINGAPORE
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	UNITED STATES
Universität Hamburg Präsidialverwaltung	GERMANY
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Alberta	CANADA
University of Bern	SWITZERLAND
University of Connecticut	UNITED STATES
University of Debrecen	HUNGARY
University of Geneva	SWITZERLAND
University of Georgia	UNITED STATES
University of Hamburg	GERMANY
University of London	FRANCE
University of Maastricht	NETHERLANDS
University of Nebraska at Omaha	UNITED STATES
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	UNITED STATES
University of Regensburg	GERMANY
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Wroclaw	POLAND
University of Würzburg	GERMANY

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Chartered Physicist and Member Institute of Physics, London	2018
Editorial Board Member Thinking Skills and Creativity, Elsevier	2018
Editorial Board Member Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, American Psychological Association	2018
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)	2018
Member United Kingdom's Naval Review	2018
Professional Affiliate - Division 10 (Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts) American Psychological Association	2018
Reviewer Journal of Creative Behavior	2018
Chartered Physicist and Member Institute of Physics, London	2017
Co-Editor International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving	2017
Editorial Board Member Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, American Psychological Association	2017
Editorial Board Member Journal of Creative Behavior	2017
Editorial Board Member Thinking Skills and Creativity, Elsevier	2017
Excellence in Innovation Award Indira College of Engineering and Management, Pune, India	2017
Innovation Arabia 10 Best Paper Award Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University	2017
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)	2017
Member United Kingdom's Naval Review	2017
Professional Affiliate - Division 10 (Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts) American Psychological Association	2017
Chartered Physicist and Member Institute of Physics, London	2016
Co-Editor International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving	2016
Editorial Board Member Thinking Skills and Creativity, Elsevier	2016
Editorial Board Member Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, American Psychological Association	2016
Editorial Board Member Journal of Creative Behavior	2016
Member United Kingdom's Naval Review	2016
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	2016
Professional Affiliate - Division 10 (Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts) American Psychological Association	2016
Southby Fellow Geelong Grammar School	2016
STEM Industry Education and Community Advisory Group Department of Education and Child Development, Government of South Australia	2016
Co-Editor International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving	2015
Editorial Board Member Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, American Psychological Association	2015
Editorial Board Member Thinking Skills and Creativity, Elsevier	2015
Editorial Board Member Journal of Creative Behavior	2015
Scientific Consultant and On-Screen Expert, Redesign My Brain, Series 2, TV Documentary Australian Broadcasting Corporation	2015
Co-Editor International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving	2014
Council Member St Ann's College - Council	2014
Editorial Board Member Thinking Skills and Creativity, Elsevier	2014
Editorial Board Member Journal of Creative Behavior	2014
On-screen Expert, Life at 9, TV Documentary Australian Broadcasting Corporation	2014
Council member St Ann's College - Council	2013
Interview - 4 Unanswered Questions on Engineering (with James O'Loghlin) Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National	2013
Scientific Advisor and On-Screen Expert, Redesign My Brain, TV Documentary Australian Broadcasting Corporation	2013
Council member St Ann's College - Council	2012
Council member St Ann's College - Council	2011
Endeavour Executive Award Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government	2011
Council member St Ann's College - Council	2010
Council member St Ann's College - Council	2009
Council member St Ann's College - Council	2008

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Engineering Design and Innovation (Study Period 5 in 2015) - This course teaches undergraduate students about the important role that creativity plays in modern engineering practice.,Systems Engineering (Study Period 5 in 2015) - This course introduces students to core concepts of systems engineering and systems thinking.

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Exploring the use of interactive virtual reality to improve year 5/6 student's creativity and engagement in STEM	Current
The contribution of creative confidence to closing the gender gap in STEM	Current
The Networks, Associated Practices, and Value Creation of Social Learning Amongst Teachers Engaged in Practitioner Research	Current
A systems framework of innovation in organisations	Completed
Creating the conditions for innovation in an engineering workforce	Completed
From surviving to thriving: a social systems approach to industry 4.0 and future of work preparedness	Completed
Has strategic digital activity altered the paradigm of conflict?	Completed
Industry partners make a difference: assessing the impact of problem-based learning on critical and creative thinking in primary school	Completed
Measuring the technical integrity of a complex engineered system	Completed
New methods for harnessing the unconscious: testing metaphor to generate ideas	Completed
Quantifying realisable value in fleet life cycle management	Completed
Systems thinking in systems engineering education	Completed
The profession of arms in the information age: operational joint fires capability preparedness in a small-world.	Completed
The system acceptance indicator: an analysis practice emergent from the plans, scripts and intuitive interaction of the collective user community: a cognitive ergonomic study of the introduction of information and communications technology into the wo	Completed
The value of creativity for successful ageing in the future of work: an exploratory study	Completed
Toward a general theory of systems integration: research in the context of systems engineering	Completed
Twenty-first century STEM citizens: equipping students and educators with creativity and confidence to enable positive attitudes toward mathematics	Completed

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