Awe, innovation, and choice: A conceptual analysis
Abstrak
Markets are shaped by innovation and choice. Drawing upon advances in the scientific study of awe, in this article I present a model that details how experiences of this emotion shape innovation and choice. I first detail the latest science on awe, which finds it to be distinct from closely related states, like beauty, interest, admiration, and fear, and that orients individuals to rigorous, systems‐based, meaning‐making thought, and actions that enhance social integration. I then summarize how awe leads to a mental state of wonder and curiosity, a fertile ground for the creation of cultural forms through acts of innovation. As illustrations, I consider how awe leads to creative representation, symbolic expression, ritualization, and object design. To the extent that these cultural creations are touched by awe, I then reason, they will fare well in terms of choice, a process whose discussion is the concern in the last section of this article.
Penulis (1)
D. Keltner
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2025
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 7×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1002/jcpy.1449
- Akses
- Open Access ✓