Keith Sawyer

Robert Keith Sawyer
BornApril 28, 1960
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Psychologist, author
Known forCreativity, Collaboration, Learning
TitleMorgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisThe performance of pretend play: enacting peer culture in conversation (1994)
Doctoral advisorMihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Websitewww.keithsawyer.com

Robert Keith Sawyer is an American psychologist. He is an expert on creativity, collaboration, and learning.[1][2][3][4] He has published 19 books and over 100 scientific articles. His best-known books are Group Genius,[5] Zig Zag,[6] and Explaining Creativity.[7] Fifteen of his books have been translated into other language editions, primarily Chinese Japanese, and Korean. He is the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

  1. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (March 21, 2013). "The Creative Power Of Memory". Huffington Post.
  2. ^ "The Three Types Of Relationship Every Creative Person Needs". September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Bailis, Rochelle. "Brainstorming Doesn't Work – Do This Instead". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Creativity Myths – Interviews with Innovation Experts and Authors".
  5. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (2017). "Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration". Basic Books.
  6. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (2013). "Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity". Wiley.
  7. ^ Sawyer, R. Keith (2024). "Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation". Huffington Post.