ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that a process condition is necessary for creativity: for anything to be creative, it must be produced in the right kind of way. The psychological question of central interest is what is involved in, or what the structure of, competent judgements about creativity. The chapter discusses a conceptual process requirement for the concept CREATIVITY. It describes three kinds of things may be creative, namely: persons, processes, and products. The standard definition of creativity, used nearly by consensus in psychological research, focuses specifically on products and says that a product is creative if and only if it is new and valuable. The chapter also argues that at least one further condition is necessary for a product to be creative: it must have been produced by the right kind of process. It provides a brief attempt to motivate a broader reaching conclusion about a process requirement.
