Research study
The Creative Flow and Wellbeing Study
Live
This online survey is for adults (18+) who actively engage in any creative discipline. It studies whether people that experience more flow states through engagement with a creative discipline also experience a higher sense of wellbeing in their lives.
Whether you do the basic (10-min) or advanced (2-week) version, you will receive a personalised report in late 2024 that anonymously explains your psychological trends in comparison with other creatives.
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Neural Correlates of Creative vs. Accuracy Goals in Skilled Pianists
Live
A 2-2.5-hour laboratory-based study for adult (18+) pianists skilled in improvising and sight reading. The study aims to explore whether playing the piano with creativity and precision goals can help to switch between flow and clutch states.
Electroencephalogram (EEG) brain activity will be measured during real time piano playing. Participants will be reimbursed £60-£100.
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Event Video Recordings
Short Talks on Creative Psychology
20 November 2024
“Short Talks on Creative Psychology” was held at SET Social (Peckham, London) consisting of five 15-20-minute talks from leading experts in research on the intersection of creativity and psychology. Presenters included Rebecca Chamberlain, Oliver Durcan, David Luke, George Musgrave, and Diana Omigie.
The video recordings of the talks are presented below alongside relevant resources that are mentioned in each talk. Collectively, the speakers reviewed the unique experiences, perceptual abilities, cognitive processes, and mental health risks of people who engage in creative disciplines. The talks are relevant to all audiences, especially creatives that have an interest in but haven’t explored these topics yet.Watch here
Event Video Recording
Creative Conversations
27 September 2024
The Creativity Research Network and Creative Empirical collaborated to host this intimate discussion between artists and scientists.
Three celebrated artists Simon Green (Lead CGI Artist), Goya Gumbani (Musician), and Lara Orawski (Multimedia artist) and three scientists Kaile Smith (CUNY, NYC), Oliver Durcan (Goldsmiths University), and Stephanie Miller (ARTIS Lab, University of Vienna) discussed how inspiration, flow states, and audience responses come into the creative processes.
The panel is chaired by Sarah O'Meara (University College Dublin)
Creativity Research Network
Sarah O'Meara, Saskia Wheeler, Matteo Antona
About
Creative Empirical conducts and disseminates academic research about creatives and creativity.
Creative Empirical aims to increase the knowledge and transferability of creativity research amongst creative practitioners. We invite creatives to participate in research and in late 2024, will launch new software that allows participants to explore the meaning of their responses in comparison to other participants. We also present research results in peer-reviewed academic journals and physical and online events.
Creative Empirical is grounded in two key principles: scientific rigour and access. We present content based on peer-reviewed, evidence-based scientific findings that are grounded in quantitative statistical methods. We present this in a way that is accessible and in some cases, transferable to non-academic audiences.
We give great consideration to data privacy and participant safety. Our current projects (2024~) undergo review by the Department of Psychology Ethics Board at Goldsmiths University and must be approved before being publicised.
Creative Empirical is run by Oliver Durcan, who is currently undertaking a PhD in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Location
1st Floor, Ben Pimlott Building,
Goldsmiths University,
London,
SE14 6NH