Rangarajan, NandhiniShields, Patricia M.2018-06-132018-06-132018-06-02Rangarajan, N., & Shields, P. M. (2018). Encouraging creativity in applied research design. Presented at the Public Administration Theory Network Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/7295This conference presentation examines ways to infuse creativity into the applied research process. We draw from creativity literature in philosophy, pragmatism, management, organizational psychology, environmental psychology, and education. We use our experience supervising masters level applied research. The presentation examines a state called impasse, which often stalls research progress, definitions of creativity, person an process factors associated with creativity, the environment that fosters creativity and implications for student research.Image39 pages1 file (.pdf)1 file (.pptx)enapplied research designcreativityphilosophypragmatismmanagementorganizational psychologyenvironmental psychologyeducationPolitical SciencePresentation