Both the creative potential of individuals as well as the environment in which they work determine creative outcomes. This book focuses on creative knowledge environments (CKE)-the environment in which new knowledge is produced by people. These are environments that have a positive influence on those striving to be creative. The size of the environment can range from a work area to a global organization. The creative unit can range from a single person to multinational firm. The book seeks to understand the types of environments that stimulate creativity. The book also addresses creativity, knowledge and environment, the elements of a CKE. These and other key topics are introduced in the first chapter. Seven chapters examine the micro- (e.g. a laboratory), meso- (e.g., a multi-firm science park) and macro-level (e.g., a nation or multinational region) aspects of CKEs. The final chapter returns to the question of what makes for a better CKE. This in-depth work is filled with observations and insights that are bound to be of great interest to leaders responsible for fostering creativity in research and innovation.

个人的创造性潜力以及他们工作的环境都决定了创造性的结果。这本书关注创造性知识环境（CKE）——人们产生新知识的环境。这些环境对那些努力创造的人有积极的影响。环境的大小可以从工作区域到全球组织。创意部门可以是一个人，也可以是跨国公司。本书旨在了解激发创造力的环境类型。本书还论述了创意、知识和环境，以及CKE的要素。第一章介绍了这些和其他关键主题。七章研究了CKE的微观（如实验室）、中观（如多公司科技园）和宏观层面（如国家或跨国地区）。最后一章返回到如何使CKE更好的问题。这项深入的工作充满了观察和见解，这些观察和见解必然会引起负责培养研究和创新创造力的领导人的极大兴趣。