About Keith Sawyer
Born 1960. Keith Sawyer is an American psychologist and pedagogue.
Robert Keith Sawyer is an American psychologist. He is an expert on creativity, collaboration, and learning. He has published 20 books and over 100 scientific articles. In 2025, he published Learning to See: Inside the World's Leading Art and Design Schools. His best-known books are Group Genius, Zig Zag, and Explaining Creativity. 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.
He is the host of the podcast The Science of Creativity, published biweekly since March 2024, as well as the Substack newsletter of the same name.
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Who is Keith Sawyer?
American psychologist
When was Keith Sawyer born?
Keith Sawyer was born on 28 April 1960.
What is Keith Sawyer's occupation?
Keith Sawyer is a psychologist and pedagogue.
What nationality is Keith Sawyer?
Keith Sawyer is American.
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