# creative process by Dineen
_need to find references to this framework_
Creative process as the path taken to reach a creative outcome. The path is complex, requiring intuition, logic, convergent and divergent thinking, even interpersonal and intrapersonal elements. Creativity can be enhanced or stifled through both internal and external factors. Despite this variability, a basic set of creative stages is offered:
1. [[preparation]]
2. [[incubation]]
3. [[illumination]]
4. verification
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