The appearance and promotion of creativity by various levels of interdependent networks

Abstract

Creativity and talent is promoted by specific network structures and positions. Creative nodes are positioned in the overlap of many network communities, and have a highly dynamic and independent status. Creative nodes appear at the molecular, cellular and social levels, and are supported by the rest of the network. As examples of talent support networks the Hungarian research student movement, its international network, the Network of Youth Excellence, the Hungarian talent support network (helping more than 25,000 talented people in the last two years) and the currently developing EU talent support network will be introduced. The establishment of a world-wide talent support network would uncover huge local talent reserves, would provide the best support to them, and by creating millions of novel creative node positions would magnify the talent-capacity of the whole Earth. © 2013 International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence.