David Cropley

Prof David Cropley

Professor of Engineering Innovation

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

David Cropley is an internationally recognised expert on creativity and innovation. His teaching interests focus on systems engineering and related concepts, and his research examines a range of aspects of creativity and innovation, both in the field of engineering, and more broadly. David has appeared on "Redesign My Brain" (ABC TV, 2013, 2015) and "Life at 9" (ABC TV, 2014) discussing various aspects of creativity, cognitive flexibility and problem solving.

Creativity and Innovation - measurement of organisational innovation capacity, diagnosis of innovation strengths and weaknesses.,Creativity and Innovation in Engineering and Technology - the value of creativity and innovation, factors affecting creativity and innovation in engineering, expertise and creativity/innovation, developing the capacity for creativity and innovation in engineers, teaching engineering for improved creativity and innovation.,Creativity Measurement - measurement of product creativity, the pre-requisite nature of novelty and effectiveness in product creativity, measuring individual creativity.,Creativity and Crime - the role of creativity in crime and terrorism, malevolent creativity, strategies for countering malevolent creativity, identifying and measuring creativity in criminals.,Creativity and the Role of Expertise - the role of expertise in judging creativity, methods for improving the judgments of creativity by non-experts.,Engineering education (Online Education) - the development of effective flexible delivery in engineering education.,Engineering Competency Frameworks and Measurement - defining and measuring "competence" in engineering, multifaceted models of engineering competence.,ARC Expert Assessor (International Reader) - appointed April 2010.,span id='badgeCont736521' style='width:126px'script src='http://labs.researcherid.com/mashlets?el=badgeCont736521 and mashlet=badge and showTitle=false and className=a and rid=C-9631-2011'/script/span

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2025 Vieira, M., Kennedy, J. P., Leonard, S., & Cropley, D. (2025). Creative self-efficacy: why it matters for the future of STEM education. Creativity Research Journal, 37(3), 472-488.
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2025 Medeiros, K., Cropley, D. H., Marrone, R. L., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2025). Human-AI Co-Creativity: Does ChatGPT Make Us More Creative?. Journal of Creative Behavior, 59(2), 10 pages.
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2025 Cropley, D. H., Theurer, C., Mathijssen, A. C. S., & Marrone, R. L. (2025). Fit-For-Purpose Creativity Assessment: Automatic Scoring of the Test of Creative Thinking–Drawing Production (TCT-DP). Creativity Research Journal, 37(4), 539-554.
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2025 Vieira, M. F., Cropley, D., Marrone, R., & Singh, C. (2025). Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM: The Impact of Self-Beliefs on Domain-Specific Creativity among Secondary Students. Thinking Skills and Creativity, online, 15 pages.
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2025 Kapoor, H., Patston, T., Cropley, D. H., Rezaei, S., & Kaufman, J. C. (2025). Creativity predicts standardized educational outcomes beyond GPA and personality. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 56(101751), 1-12.
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2025 Cropley, D. (2025). "The Cat Sat on the ...?" Why Generative AI Has LImited Creativity. Journal of Creative Behavior, 59(4, article no. e70077), 1-9.
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2025 Yang, X., Shen, J., Cropley, D., & Zheng, Y. (2025). A systematic review of factors influencing K-12 teachers' creative teaching across different forms: an ecological perspective. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 57(101869), 1-18.
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2025 Cropley, D. H. (2025). Reflections on the MIC 2025 Creativity Conference. Journal of Creative Behavior, 59(4), 3 pages.
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2024 Sun, C., Zhou, Z., & Cropley, D. (2024). Cognitive processes in selecting humorous punchlines: a comparative study of humor and creativity. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 52(101532), 1-10.
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2024 Marrone, R., Cropley, D., & Medeiros, K. (2024). How Does Narrow AI Impact Human Creativity?. Creativity Research Journal, online, 11 pages.
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2023 Marrone, R., Cropley, D. H., & Wang, Z. (2023). Automatic Assessment of Mathematical Creativity using Natural Language Processing. Creativity Research Journal, 35(4), 661-676.
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2023 Kaufman, J. C., Kapoor, H., Patston, T., & Cropley, D. H. (2023). Explaining standardized educational test scores: the role of creativity above and beyond GPA and personality. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 17(6), 725-734.
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2023 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2023). Creativity and the cyber shock: the ultimate paradox. Journal of Creative Behavior, 57(4), 485-487.
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2023 Oppert, M. L., O'Keeffe, V., Bensnes, M., Grecu, A., & Cropley, D. H. (2023). The value of creativity: a scoping review. Journal of Creativity, 33(100059), 1-9.
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2023 Cropley, D. (2023). Is artificial intelligence more creative than humans? ChatGPT and the Divergent Association Task. Learning Letters, 2(8), 1-8.
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2022 Oppert, M., Dollard, M. F., Murugavel, V. R., Reiter Palmon, R., Reardon, A., Cropley, D. H., & O'keeffe, V. (2022). A mixed-methods study of creative problem solving and psychosocial safety climate: preparing engineers for the future of work. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(759226), 1-18.
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2022 Szabo, E., Körmendi, A., Kurucz, G., Cropley, D., Olajos, T., & Pataky, N. (2022). Personality traits as predictors of malevolent creative ideation in offenders. Behavioral Sciences, 12(7, article no. 242), 1-20.
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2022 Cropley, D. H., & Marrone, R. L. (2022). Automated Scoring of Figural Creativity Using a Convolutional Neural Network. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, 19(1), 77-86.
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2021 Patston, T. J., Kennedy, J. P., Jaeschke, W., Kapoor, H., Leonard, S. N., Cropley, D. H., & Kaufman, J. C. (2021). Secondary education in COVID lockdown: more anxious and less creative-maybe not?. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(391, article no. 613055), 1-14.
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2021 Cropley, D. H. (2021). Femina problematis solvendis - Problem-solving woman: a history of the creativity of women. Journal of Creativity, vol. 31(100001), 1-6.
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2021 Cropley, D. H. (2021). Applying quality function deployment to the design of engineering programmes: approaches, insights and benefits. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 26(1), 138-151.
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2020 Sun, C., Fu, H., Zhou, Z., & Cropley, D. H. (2020). The effects of different types of social exclusion on creative thinking: the role of self-construal. Personality and Individual Differences, 166(110215), 1-6.
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2020 van Broekhoven, K., Cropley, D., & Seegers, P. (2020). Differences in creativity across art and STEM students: we are more alike than unalike. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 38(100707), 3-41.
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2020 Karwowski, M., Gralewski, J., Patston, T., Cropley, D. H., & Kaufman, J. (2020). The creative student in the eyes of a teacher: a cross-cultural study. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 35(100636), 1-12.
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2020 Tubb, A., Cropley, D. H., Marrone, R. L., Patston, T., & Kaufman, J. C. (2020). The development of mathematical creativity across high school: increasing, decreasing, or both?. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 35(article no. 100634), 1-13.
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2019 Cropley, D. H., Patston, T., Marrone, R. L., & Kaufman, J. C. (2019). Essential, unexceptional and universal: teacher implicit beliefs of creativity. Thinking skills and creativity, 34(100604), 1-11.
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2019 Cropley, D. H., & Kaufman, J. C. (2019). The siren song of aesthetics? Domain differences and creativity in engineering and design. Institution of mechanical engineers, 233(2), 451-464.
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2019 Childs, P., & Cropley, D. (2019). Guest editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 233(2), 371-372.
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2018 Patston, T. J., Cropley, D. H., Marrone, R. L., & Kaufman, J. C. (2018). Teacher implicit beliefs of creativity: Is there an arts bias?. Teaching and Teacher Education, 75, 366-374.
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2018 Camelia, F., Ferris, T. L. J., & Cropley, D. H. (2018). Development and initial validation of an instrument to measure students' learning about systems thinking: the affective domain. IEEE systems journal, 12(1), 115-124.
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2018 Falconer, E. G., Cropley, D., & Dollard, M. F. (2018). An exploration of creativity in primary school children. The International journal of creativity & problem solving, 28(2), 7-25.
2017 McBain, R. M. J., Cropley, D. H., & Kavanagh, P. S. (2017). The Devil made me do it: press and personality in malevolent creativity. International journal of creativity and problem solving, 27(1), 21-44.
2017 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2017). Innovation capacity, organisational culture and gender. European journal of innovation management, 20(3), 493-510.
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2017 Sandwith, B. L., Cropley, D. H., & Chantler, L. J. (2017). The influence of cognitive structure and task structure on creativity in a military context. International journal of creativity and problem solving, 27(2), 95-112.
2017 Patston, T., Cropley, D. H., Marrone, R. L., & Kaufman, J. C. (2017). Teacher self-concepts of creativity: meeting the challenges of the 21st century classroom. International journal of creativity and problem solving, 27(2), 23-34.
2016 Cropley, D. (2016). Measuring capacity for innovation in local government organizations. Journal of Creativity and Business Innovation, 2, 31-45.
2016 al Rifaie, M. M., Cropley, A., Cropley, D., & Bishop, M. (2016). On evil and computational creativity. Connection science, 28(2), 171-193.
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2015 Landgraf, S., Ilinykh, A., Haller, C. S., Shemelina, O., Cropley, D., von Treskow, I., . . . Van der Meer, E. (2015). Culture makes the difference: the "creativity-schizotypy" association varies between Germans and Russians. International journal of creativity and problem solving, 25(1), 35-60.
2015 Le, D. H., Cropley, D. H., & Gleaves, D. H. (2015). Examining the relationship between mental health, creative thought and optimism. The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Solving, 25(1), 5-20.
2015 Cropley, D. (2015). Through the looking glass: inside the world of creativity research. Creativity research journal, 27(3), 243-248.
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2015 Cropley, D. H. (2015). Promoting creativity and innovation in engineering education. Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, 9(2), 161-171.
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2014 Cropley, D. (2014). From rhetoric to reality: designing activities to foster creativity. Knowledge quest, 42(5), 24-27.
2014 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J. C., White, A. E., & Chiera, B. A. (2014). Layperson perceptions of malevolent creativity: the good, the bad, and the ambiguous. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 8(4), 400-412.
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2014 Cropley, D. H. (2014). Commentary on the psychology of creativity: a critical reading by Vlad P Glaveanu. Creativity: theories, research, applications, 1(2), 223-227.
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2014 Cropley, D. H. (2014). Fighting the slump: a multi-faceted exercise for fostering creativity in children. The international journal of creativity and problem solving, 24(2), 7-22.
2013 Cropley, D. H., Cropley, A. J., Chiera, B. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (2013). Diagnosing organizational innovation : measuring the capacity for innovation. Creativity research journal, 25(4), 388-396.
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2013 Kaufman, J. C., Baer, J., Cropley, D. H., Reiter Palmon, R., & Sinnett, S. (2013). Furious activity vs. understanding: how much expertise is needed to evaluate creative work?. Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, 7(4), 332-340.
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2012 Cropley, D. H., & Kaufman, J. C. (2012). Measuring functional creativity: non-expert raters and the creative solution diagnosis scale. The journal of creative behavior, 46(2), 119-137.
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2012 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (2012). A psychological taxonomy of organizational innovation: resolving the paradoxes. Creativity research journal, 24(1), 29-40.
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2011 Haller, C. S., Courvoisier, D. S., & Cropley, D. H. (2011). Perhaps there is accounting for taste : evaluating the creativity of products. Creativity research journal, 23(2), 99-109.
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2011 Cropley, A., & Cropley, D. (2011). Creativity and lawbreaking. Creativity research journal, 23(4), 313-320.
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2011 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J. C., & Cropley, A. J. (2011). Measuring creativity for innovation management. Journal of technology management and innovation, 6(3), 13-30.
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2011 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2011). Understanding value innovation in organizations: a psychological framework. International journal of creativity and problem solving, 21(1), 17-36.
2010 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2010). Understanding the innovation-friendly institutional environment: a psychological framework. Baltic journal of psychology, 11(1-2), 73-87.
2010 Haller, C. S., Courvoisier, D. S., & Cropley, D. H. (2010). Correlates of creativity among visual art students. International journal of creativity and problem solving, 20(1), 53-71.
2009 Campbell, A. J., & Cropley, D. H. (2009). Creating a Master's Degree in systems integration: capturing and embedding industry knowledge. International Journal of Intelligent Defence Support Systems, 2(3), 157-170.
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2009 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2009). Recognizing and fostering creativity in technological design education. International journal of technology and design education, 20(3), 345-358.
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2008 Cropley, A., & Cropley, D. H. (2008). Elements of a universal aesthetic of creativity. Psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, 2(3), 155-161.
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2008 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J., & Cropley, A. (2008). Malevolent creativity: A functional model of creativity in terrorism and crime. Creativity research journal, 20(2), 105-115.
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2008 Cropley, A., & Cropley, D. H. (2008). Resolving the paradoxes of creativity: An extended phase model. Cambridge journal of education, 38(3), 355-373.
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2008 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J. C., & Cropley, A. J. (2008). Rejoinder to commentaries on malevolent creativity: a functional model of creativity in terrorism and crime, Cropley, Kaufman, and Cropley. Creativity Research Journal, 20(2), 134-136.
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2005 Hoffmann, O., Cropley, D. H., Cropley, A., Nguyen, L., & Swatman, P. A. (2005). Creativity, requirements and perspectives. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 13(1), 159-175.
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2005 Cropley, D. H., Sproles, N., & Cook, S. C. (2005). The science of command and control (C2). Journal of battlefield technology.
2003 Cropley, D. H. (2003). Guest editorial - a case for compulsory teaching accreditation of engineering faculty. IEEE Transactions on Education, 46(4), 405.
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2003 Cropley, D. H. (2003). A Case for Compulsory Teaching Accreditation of Engineering Faculty. IEEE Transactions on Education, 46(4), 406-408.
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2000 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (2000). Fostering creativity in engineering undergraduates. High ability studies, 11(2), 207-219.
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1998 Cropley, D. H. (1998). Towards formulating a semiotic theory of measurement information - part 1 fundamental concepts and measurement theory. Measurement, 24(4), 237-248.
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1998 Cropley, D. H. (1998). Towards formulating a semiotic theory of measurement information -part 2 semiotics and related concepts. Measurement, 24(4), 249-262.
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1997 Cropley, D. H. (1997). Measurement and instrumentation as a key part of T and E. Journal of electrical and electronics engineering, Australia, 17(2), 91-94.
1996 Cropley, D. H. (1996). Optimising measurement information acquisition in test and evaluation : moderating the information meltdown. ITEA journal of test and evaluation, 17(3), 40-46.
- Singh, C., Cropley, D. H., Dollard, M., & Potter, R. (2025). Ready, Set, Industry 5.0: the role of organisational psychosocial safety climate, innovation capacity and attitudes towards change. JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT, 24 pages.
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2025 Cropley, D. (Ed.) (2025). Creations: the nature of creative products in the 21st century. UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2022 Patston, T., Kaufman, J. C., & Cropley, D. H. (2022). Creative actions: embedding creative competencies in every classroom. Australia: Hawker Brownlow Education.
2021 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2021). Core capabilities for Industry 4: foundations of the cyber-psychology of 21st century engineering education. Germany: wbv Media.
2020 Cropley, D. (2020). Femina problematis solvendis-Problem solving Woman: a history of the creativity of women. Singapore: Springer.
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2019 Cropley, D. H. (2019). Homo problematis solvendis-problem solving man: a history of human creativity. Singapore: Springer.
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2019 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2019). Die schattenseite der kreativität: wie kriminalität und kreativität zusammenhängen - eine psychologische analyse. Germany: Springer.
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2018 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2018). Die psychologie der organisationalen innovation: eine einführung für führungskräfte. Germany: Springer.
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2015 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2015). The psychology of innovation in organizations. UK: Cambridge University Press.
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2015 Cropley, D. H. (2015). Creativity in Engineering: Novel Solutions to Complex Problems. UK: Academic Press.
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2014 Moran, S., Cropley, D., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.) (2014). The Ethics of Creativity (1st ed.). UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2014 Moran, S., Cropley, D., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.) (2014). The Ethics of Creativity (1st ed.). UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2013 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2013). Creativity and crime: a psychological analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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2010 Cropley, D. H., Cropley, A. J., Kaufman, J. C., & Runco, M. A. (Eds.) (2010). The dark side of creativity. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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2010 Cropley, D. H., Cropley, A. J., Kaufman, J. C., & Runco, M. A. (Eds.) (2010). The dark side of creativity. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
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2009 Cropley, A., & Cropley, D. H. (2009). Fostering creativity: a diagnostic approach for higher education and organizations. New York, US: Hampton Press.

Year Citation
2025 Cropley, D. H. (2025). Summary and conclusions. In D. H. Cropley (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century (pp. 187-201). Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2025 Cropley, D. (2025). Creativity in engineering education: the impact of digitalization. In J. Katz-Buonincontro, & T. Kettler (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Oxford Handbook of Creativity and Education (pp. 531-544). US: Oxford University Press.
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2025 Cropley, D. (2025). Appendix. In D. H. Cropley (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century. (pp. 203-235). Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2025 Cropley, D. H., Marrone, R., Medeiros, K., & van Broekhoven, K. (2025). Creative products and artificial intelligence. In D. H. Cropley (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century (pp. 33-59). Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2025 Cropley, D. H. (2025). Introduction - Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century. In D. H. Cropley (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creations: The Nature of Creative Products in the 21st Century (pp. 1-10). Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2024 Cropley, D. H. (2024). Deploying creativity for good: how engineers solve worthy problems. In R. J. Sternberg, & S. Karami (Eds.), Source details - Title: Transformational Creativity: Learning for a Better Future (pp. 89-102). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2024 Cropley, D. H. (2024). The assessment of product creativity. In M. A. Runco, & S. Acar (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Creativity Assessment (1 ed., pp. 305-319). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2024 Cropley, D. H. (2024). Deploying Creativity for Good: How Engineers Solve Worthy Problems. In Transformational Creativity Learning for A Better Future (pp. 89-102). Springer International Publishing.
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2023 Cropley, D. H. (2023). Making an impact: fit-for-purpose creativity assessment. In F. Reisman (Ed.), Event/exhibition information: Knowledge, Innovation & Enterprise Conference-World Education Fellowship 5th Centenary Anniversary Lecture, Madrid, Spain, 25/07/2023-27/07/2023
Source details - Title: Unpacking Creativity: Culture, Innovation, and Motivation in Global Contexts (pp. 154-174). UK: KIE Conference.
2023 Cropley, D. (2023). Creative cognition in engineering and technology. In L. J. Ball, & F. Tourangeau (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Cognition (pp. 684-697). US: Routledge.
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2023 Seah, Y. Z., & Cropley, D. H. (2023). A new old way to foster creativity: nudge how we conceptualise and recognise it. In F. Reisman (Ed.), Source details - Title: Unpacking Creativity: Culture, Innovation, and Motivation in Global Contexts (pp. 322-341). UK: KIE Publications.
2023 Cropley, D., & Singh, C. (2023). Engineering innovation: the impact of digital transformation. In D. D. Preiss, M. Singer, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creativity, Innovation, and Change Across Cultures (1 ed., pp. 115-140). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2023 Cropley, D., & Cropley, A. (2023). Preparing for the demands of future of work: engineering organisations, creativity, and innovation. In R. Reiter-Palmon, & S. Hunter (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues (pp. 315-327). UK: Academic Press.
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2023 Cropley, D. H., & Singh, C. (2023). Engineering Innovation: The Impact of Digital Transformation. In Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture (Vol. Part F3860, pp. 115-140). Springer International Publishing.
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2023 Medeiros, K. E., Marrone, R. L., Joksimovic, S., Cropley, D. H., & Siemens, G. (2023). Promises and realities of artificial creativity. In R. Reiter-Palmon, & S. Hunter (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues (2nd ed., pp. 275-289). San Diego: Academic Press.
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2022 Cropley, D. H. (2022). Why are we creative? Novel and effective products. In J. Plucker (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creativity and Innovation: Theory, Research, and Practice (2 ed., pp. 249-264). US: Routledge.
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2022 Marrone, R. L., & Cropley, D. H. (2022). The role of learning analytics in developing creativity. In Y. E. Wang (Ed.), Source details - Title: Social and Emotional Learning and Complex Skills Assessment: An Inclusive Learning Analytics Perspective (pp. 75-91). Switzerland: Springer.
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2022 Cropley, D. H. (2022). Creativity and morality in the world of technology: the intersection of creativity, design, and responsible problem-solving. In H. Kapoor, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creativity and Morality: A volume in Explorations in Creativity Research (pp. 283-302). US: Academic Press.
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2022 Cropley, D. H., Medeiros, K., & Damadzic, A. (2022). The Intersection of Human and Artificial Creativity. In D. Henriksen, & P. Mishra (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creative Provocations: Speculations on the Future of Creativity, Technology & Learning (pp. 19-34). Switzerland: Springer.
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2021 Xing, K., Cropley, D. H., Oppert, M. L., & Singh, C. (2021). Readiness for digital innovation and industry 4.0 transformation: studies on manufacturing industries in the city of Salisbury. In M. Kosaka (Ed.), Source details - Title: Business Innovation with New ICT in the Asia-Pacific: Case Studies (pp. 155-176). Singapore: Springer.
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2020 Cropley, D. H., & Oppert, M. L. (2020). Commoditizing Creativity. In Manual of Evidence Based Admitting Orders and Therapeutics (pp. 167-171).
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2020 Cropley, D. H. (2020). Engineering: The Ultimate Expression of Creativity?. In Manual of Evidence Based Admitting Orders and Therapeutics (pp. 434-439).
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2020 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2020). Creativity as a driver of innovation: measuring the impact of human capital in organisations. In V. Dörfler, & M. Stierand (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Research Methods on Creativity (pp. 275-289). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2020 Cropley, D. H. (2020). Creativity and discovery in engineering. In M. Michelfelder, D. P. DP, & N. Doorn (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering (pp. 138-148). US: Routledge.
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2020 Cropley, D. H., & Oppert, M. L. (2020). Commoditizing creativity. In S. Pritzker, & M. Runco (Eds.), Source details - Title: Encyclopedia of Creativity (3 ed., pp. 167-171). US: Elsevier.
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2020 Cropley, D. H. (2020). Engineering: the ultimate expression of creativity?. In M. A. Runco, & S. R. Pritzker (Eds.), Source details - Title: Encyclopedia of Creativity (3 ed., pp. 434-439). US: Elsevier.
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2019 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2019). Creativity and malevolence: past, present and future. In J. C. Kaufman, & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), Source details - Title: Cambridge handbook of creativity (2nd ed. ed., pp. 677-690). US: Cambridge University Press.
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2019 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2019). Industrie 4.0 und Kreativität im Ingenieurwesen: Folgen für die Hochschullehre. In T. Haertel (Ed.), Source details - Title: Hochschullehre & Industrie 4.0: Herausforderungen - Lösungen – Perspektiven (pp. 27-40). Germany: wbv Media.
2019 Cropley, D. H. (2019). Do we make our own luck? Reflections on Ernst Mach's analysis of invention and discovery. In V. P. Glaveanu (Ed.), Source details - Title: The creativity reader (pp. 219-234). UK: Oxford University Press.
2019 Cropley, D. H. (2019). Inspiration or perspiration? Reflections on Edwin Prindle's the art of inventing. In V. P. Glaveanu (Ed.), Source details - Title: The creativity reader (pp. 49-72). UK: Oxford University Press.
2019 Cropley, D. H., & Patston, T. J. (2019). Supporting creative teaching and learning in the classroom: myths, models, and measures. In C. A. Mullen (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creativity under duress in education? Resistive theories, practices, and actions (pp. 267-288). UK: Springer.
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2018 Cropley, D. H., & Oppert, M. L. (2018). The fuzzy front-end? How creativity drives organizational innovation. In R. Reiter-Palmon, V. L. Kennel, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Individual creativity in the workplace (pp. 35-51). US: Academic Press.
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2017 Cropley, D. H. (2017). The dark side of creativity: previous research and new avenues. In H. Bathelt (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Elgar Companion to Innovation and Knowledge Creation (pp. 307-324). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
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2017 Cropley, D. H., Cropley, A. J., & Sandwith, B. L. (2017). Creativity in the engineering domain. In J. C. Kaufman, V. P. Glaveanu, & J. Baer (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Cambridge handbook of creativity across domains (pp. 261-275). UK: Cambridge University Press.
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2017 Cropley, D. H. (2017). Creative products: Defining and measuring novel solutions. In J. A. Plucker (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creativity and innovation: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 61-74). US: Prufrock Press.
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2017 Cropley, D. H. (2017). Nurturing creativity in the engineering classroom. In R. A. Beghetton, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Nurturing creativity in the classroom (2nd ed. ed., pp. 212-226). US: Cambridge University Press.
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2017 Cropley, D. H., Gabriel, F., & Westwell, M. (2017). Psychological and neuro-scientific perspectives on mathematical creativity and giftedness. In R. leikin, & B. Sriraman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creativity and giftedness: interdisciplinary perspectives from mathematics and beyond (pp. 183-199). UK: Springer.
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2016 Cropley, D. H. (2016). Lethal innovation: the nexus of criminology, war and malevolent creativity. In R. McGarry, & S. Walklate (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave handbook of criminology and war (pp. 347-366). UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
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2016 Cropley, D. H. (2016). Creativity and culture in engineering. In V. P. Glăveanu (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture Research (pp. 549-571). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2016 Cropley, D. H. (2016). Creativity in engineering. In G. Corazza, & S. Agnoli (Eds.), Source details - Title: Multidisciplinary Contributions to the Science of Creative Thinking (pp. 155-173). Singapore: Springer.
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2016 Kapoor, H., Tagat, A., & Cropley, D. H. (2016). Fifty shades of creativity: case studies of malevolent creativity in art, science, and technology. In F. K. Reisman (Ed.), Event/exhibition information: Knowledge, innovation & enterprise, Berlin, Germany, 21/06/2016-24/06/2016
Source details - Title: Creativity in arts, science and technology (pp. 25-44). UK: KIE Conference Publications.
2016 Cropley, D. H., & Oppert, M. L. (2016). Commoditizing creativity. In Curated Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology.
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2015 Cropley, D. H. (2015). Video Games and Malevolent Creativity: Does One Thing Lead to Another?. Does One Thing Lead to Another?. In Video Games and Creativity (pp. 61-81).
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2015 Cropley, D. H. (2015). Commentary on Chapter 15: Tools for the Trees: Orangutan Arboreal Tool Use and Creativity. In Animal Creativity and Innovation (pp. 456-458). Elsevier.
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2015 Cropley, D. H. (2015). Video games and malevolent creativity: does one thing lead to another?. In G. P. Green, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Video Games and Creativity (pp. 61-81). US: Academic Press.
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2015 Cropley, D. (2015). Teaching engineers to think creatively : barriers and challenges in STEM disciplines0. In W. Rupert, L. Li, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Routledge international handbook of research on teaching thinking (pp. 402-410). New York: Taylor and Francis.
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2014 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (2014). Managing entrepreneurship for innovation: a psychological analysis. In R. Sternberg, & G. Krauss (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Creativity (pp. 21-59). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
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2014 Cropley, D. H. (2014). Engineering, ethics, and creativity: n'er the twain shall meet?. In S. Moran, D. Cropley, & J. Kaufman (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Ethics of Creativity (pp. 152-169). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2013 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J. C., & Cropley, A. J. (2013). Understanding malevolent creativity. In K. Thomas, & J. Chan (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of research on creativity (pp. 185-195). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
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2013 Cropley, A., & Cropley, D. (2013). The dark side of creativity in the classroom: the paradox of classroom teaching. In J. Jones, & L. Flint (Eds.), Source details - Title: The creative imperative: school librarians and teachers cultivating curiosity together (pp. 39-52). US: Libraries Unlimited.
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2013 Cropley, D. H., & Kaufman, J. (2013). Rating the creativity of products. In K. Thomas, & J. Chan (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of research on creativity (pp. 196-211). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
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2011 Cropley, D. H. (2011). The Dark Side of Creativity. In Encyclopedia of Creativity Second Edition Two Volume Set (Vol. 1, pp. V1-V1-357). Elsevier.
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2011 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2011). Aesthetics and Creativity. In Encyclopedia of Creativity Second Edition Two Volume Set (Vol. 1, pp. V1-V1-28).
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2011 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. J. (2011). Aesthetics and creativity. In M. A. Runco, & S. R. Pritzker (Eds.), Source details - Title: Encyclopedia of creativity (2 ed., pp. 24-28). London: Elsevier.
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2011 Cropley, D. H. (2011). The dark side of creativity - 2nd edition. In Source details - Title: Encyclopedia of creativity (Second edition ed., pp. 351-357). Amsterdam: Academic Press.
2010 Cropley, D. H. (2010). Summary: the dark side of creativity: a differentiated model. In Source details - Title: The dark side of creativity (pp. 360-373). New York: Cambridge University Press.
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2010 Cropley, D. H. (2010). Malevolent innovation: opposing the dark side of creativity. In D. H. Cropley (Ed.), Source details - Title: The dark side of creativity (pp. 339-359). New York: Cambridge University Press.
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2010 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (2010). Functional creativity: products and the generation of effective novelty. In J. Kaufman, & R. Sternberg (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Cambridge handbook of creativity (pp. 301-317). New York: Cambridge University Press.
2007 Cropley, A., & Cropley, D. H. (2007). Using Assessment to Foster Creativity. In A. Tan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creativity - A Handbook for Teachers (pp. 209-230). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co..
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2005 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (2005). Engineering creativity: a systems concept of functional creativity. In Corporate body:University of South AustraliaSource details - Title: Creativity Across Domains: Faces of the Muse (pp. 169-185). USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Year Citation
2024 Cropley, D., Whittington, P., & Dogan, H. (2024). A Systematic Literature Review for Facilitating Authentication for the Disabled. In Proceedings 2024 IEEE International Conference on E Business Engineering Icebe 2024 (pp. 218-225). IEEE.
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2023 Strambi, A., Cropley, D., & Caldwell, D. (2023). Exploring the potential of NLP for automated assessment of creativity. In LAK Companion Conference Proceedings: Towards Trustworthy Learning Analytics (pp. 29-32). US: ACM.
2017 Hazeri, K., Childs, P. R. N., & Cropley, D. (2017). Proposing a new product creativity assessment tool and a novel methodology to investigate the effects of different types of product functionality on the underlying structure of factor analysis. In A. Maier (Ed.), Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering Design Vol. 8 (pp. 579-588). Scotland: the Design Society.
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2016 Cropley, D. H. (2016). Creativity & Engineering - The Drivers of Innovation. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 51 (pp. 59). ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
2015 Surovek, A., Cropley, D., Jensen, D., & Benning, J. (2015). The creative designer: educating divergent thinkers in a convergent climate. In N. Ingraffea, & M. Libby (Eds.), Structures Congress 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 Structures Congress (pp. 755-768). US: ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers.
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2015 Berger, K., Surovek, A., Jensen, D., & Cropley, D. (2015). Individual creativity and team engineering design: A taxonomy for team composition. In Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE Vol. 2015-February (pp. 1-4). US: IEEE.
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2014 Berger, K., Surovek, A., Jensen, D., & Cropley, D. (2014). Individual creativity and team engineering design: a taxonomy for team composition. In 2014 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE) (pp. 881-884). SPAIN, Madrid: IEEE.
2014 Cropley, D. H., Kaufman, J., Murphy, M., & Moran, S. (2014). Summary: Creativity and ethics-two golden eggs. In M. Moran, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), The ethics of creativity (pp. 299-307). UK: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
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2010 Blackmore, K., Compston, P., Kane, L., Quinn, D. M., & Cropley, D. H. (2010). The engineering 'Hubs and Spokes' project: institutional cooperation in educational design and delivery. In Proceedings of ASCILITE 2010 (pp. 90-94). Australia: The University of Queensland.
2009 Cropley, D. H. (2009). Fostering and measuring creativity and innovation : individuals, organisations and products. In V. Villalba, & E. Ernesto (Eds.), Measuring creativity : Proceedings for the conference, "Can Creativity be Measured?". Luxembourg: Publications Office of European Union.
2007 Cropley, D. H., & Campbell, A. J. (2007). Meeting the need for defence systems engineers. In Systems engineering : key intelligent enterprises Vol. 3 (pp. 1969-1979). California: International Council on Systems Engineering.
2007 Cropley, D. H. (2007). Applying creativity in modelling and simulation. In C. Cook, & D. Doug (Eds.), System engineering : key intelligent enterprises Vol. 2 (pp. 1085-1093). California, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering.
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2006 Cropley, D. H. (2006). The role of creativity as a driver of innovation. In C. Chai, & K. Hin (Eds.), Proceedings of ICMIT 2006 Vol. 2 (pp. 561-565). USA: IEEE.
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2006 Cropley, D. H. (2006). The application of knowledge management to large complex systems. In Proceedings of ICMIT 2006 Vol. 1 (pp. 365-369). USA: IEEE.
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2006 Cropley, D. H., Yue, Y., & Cook, S. C. (2006). Architecting Command and Control Capability in the Networked Era. In 11th ICCRTS Coalition Command and Control in the Networked Era. Cambridge, UK.
2005 Hari, A., Cropley, D. H., & Zonnenshain, A. (2005). Agile systems engineering for creative anti-terror solutions. In SETE 2005: A Decade of Growth and Beyond. Systems Engineering/Test and Evaluation Conference: Conference Proceedings. Australia: ICE Australia.
2005 Cropley, D. H. (2005). Eleven principles of creativity and terrorism. In Recent advances in counterterrorism technology and infrastructure protection: Proceedings of the 2005 Science, Engineering and Technology Summit. Australia: Australian Homeland Securtiy Research Centre.
2005 Cropley, D. H., & Sitnikova, E. (2005). Teaching and learning in engineering education: constructive alignment. In Proceedings: 2005 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education.. Australia: School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
2005 Cropley, D. H., & Daniels, W. M. (2005). Improving postgraduate education. In Proceedings: 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education.. Australia: School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
2004 Cropley, D. H., & Campbell, A. P. (2004). The role of modelling and simulation in military and systems engineering. In Conference Proceedings - SETE 2004: Focussing on Project Success. Victoria, Australia: ICE Australia.
2004 Cropley, D. H. (2004). Architecting a command and control (C2) system. In INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) 2004 - 14th Annual International Symposium and 4th European Systems Engineering Conference. USA: EIS Digital Publishing.
2004 Cropley, D. H., & Harris, M. (2004). Too hard, too soft, just right...Goldilocks and three research paradigms in SE. In INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) 2004 - 14th Annual International Symposium and 4th European Systems Engineering Conference. USA: EIS Digital Publishing.
2004 Cropley, D. H. (2004). A knowledge management approach to change management in systems-of-systems. In INCOSE 2004 (International Council on Systems Engineering) - 14th Annual International Symposium and 4th European Systems Engineering Conference. USA: EIS Digital Publishing.
2003 Cropley, D. H., Yue, Y., & Cook, S. C. (2003). On identifying a methodology for land C2 architecture development. In Proceedings of the Land Warfare Conference 2003. Adelaide.
2003 Mackey, W., Crisp, H., Cropley, D. H., Long, J., Mayians, S., & Raza, S. (2003). The role of systems engineering in combating terrorism. In Engineering Tomorrows World Today. USA: International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
2002 Cropley, D. H., & Kirby, B. (2002). Modelling and simulation of military system architectures using CORE. In Engineering 21st Century Systems: Problem Solving Through Structured Thinking (pp. 45-52). Seattle, Washington, USA: INCOSE.
2002 Cropley, D. H. (2002). A case for compulsory accreditation of higher education teaching. In Leadership in Learning - Learning in Leadership. Australia: Australasian Association of Engineering Education.
2002 Cropley, D. H., & Kirby, B. (2002). Modeling and simulation of military system architectures using CORE. In Engineering 21st Century Systems: Problem Solving Through Structured Thinking. USA: International Council of Systems Engineering.
2001 Cropley, D. H. (2001). Successful Learning and Theories of Learning in Engineering Degrees. In Towards Excellence in Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Conference on Engineering Education, 7th Australasian Women in Engineering Forum. Brisbane, QLD: Australasian Association for Engineering Education.
2001 Cropley, D. H. (2001). Implementing Flexible Delivery in Postrgraduate (coursework) Engineering Awards. In Towards Excellence in Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Conference on Engineering Education, 7th Australasian Women in Engineering Forum. Brisbane, QLD: Australasian Association for Engineering Education.
2000 Harris, M., & Cropley, D. H. (2000). The development of a postgraduate program in TandE and Systems Engineering. In Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation in the changing environment of the 21st century. Adelaide, SA: SESA, ITEA.
2000 Nafalski, A., Cropley, D. H., & Behrend, M. B. (2000). Peer Mentoring Scheme to Increase Educational Opportunites. In Z. Pudlowski (Ed.), Collaboration in Engineering Education. Melbourne, Vic: UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education.
2000 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (2000). Creativity and innovation in the systems engineering process. In A Decade of Progress ... A New Century of Opportunity. USA: International Council on Systems Engineering.
1999 Cropley, D. H., & Cook, S. C. (1999). Systems methodology for real-time information systems. In Proceedings of the Ninth Annual International Symposium of INCOSE, Systems Engineering: Sharing the Future. United Kingdom: International Council on Systems Engineering.
1999 Nafalski, A., & Cropley, D. H. (1999). Web-based Project Logbook. In P. Pudlowski, Z. Nguyen, & D. Q. D.Q. (Eds.), Proceedings if UICEE 2nd Annual Conference on Engineering Education (pp. 108-112). Melbourne: Monash University.
1999 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (1999). Creativity and innovation in systems engineering. In Systems engineering test and evaluation conference (SETE99) : conceiving, producing and guaranteeing quality systems. Adelaide, S Aust: Systems Engineering Society of Australia.
1998 Cropley, D. H. (1998). Student-centred learning : the student conference. In Proceedings of the 10th Australian Conference on Engineering Education. Central Queensland University: Central Queensland University.
1998 Cropley, D. H. (1998). Information and C41SR systems. In SE98 - Systems Engineering - Pragmatic Solutions to Today's Real World Problems. Systems Engineering Society of Australia, Aust: Systems Engineering Society of Australia.
1998 Cropley, D. H., & Cropley, A. (1998). Teaching engineering students to be creative - programs and outcomes. In Proceedings of the 10th Australian Conference on Engineering Education. Central Queensland University: Central Queensland University.
1997 Cropley, D. H. (1997). A graphical modelling method for the representational form of measurement theory. In Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings (IEEE) Vol. 2 (pp. 1338-1343). Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institution of Electrical Engineers.
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1997 Cropley, D. H., Priest, S. D., & Cropley, A. J. (1997). Fostering creativity and innovation in engineering students. In T. D. Gourley (Ed.), Proceedings of 9th Annual Conference and Convention (Australian Association for Engineering Education) (pp. 201). Australia: University of Ballarat.

  • Comparison Studies of Army Helicopters Across All of Force in the Australian Context, Defence Science and Technology Group, 01/02/2022 - 20/12/2023

  • Investigating the impact of a multi-level multi-scale model of data informed professional learning to support whole-of-college change: An establishment project, Trinity College Gawler, 28/02/2020 - 28/02/2021

  • Teacher Attitudes to Creativity, Geelong Grammar School, 01/03/2017 - 30/09/2020

Courses I teach

  • ENGG 3006 Design Management for Engineers (2025)
  • ENGG 5031 Principles of Systems Engineering (2025)
  • SCSTM 90007 SC Principles of Systems Engineering Assessment (2025)
  • SCSTM 90008 SC Principles of Systems Engineering (2025)
  • ENGG 3006 Design Management for Engineers (2024)
  • ENGG 5031 Principles of Systems Engineering (2024)
  • SCSTM 90007 SC Principles of Systems Engineering Assessment (2024)
  • SCSTM 90008 SC Principles of Systems Engineering (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Principal Supervisor Exploring the use of interactive virtual reality to improve year 5/6 student's creativity and engagement in STEM - Doctorate Part Time Mr Nicholas Peter Pattison
2020 Co-Supervisor The Networks, Associated Practices, and Value Creation of Social Learning Amongst Teachers Engaged in Practitioner Research Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Lesley-Anne Johnson

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