James C. Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut, USA. He has written/edited more than 50 books, including The Creativity Advantage and Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters. James has developed many theories, most notably the Four C’s (with Ron Beghetto), as well as several self-report measures of creativity. He has won many awards, including Mensa’s research award, the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s International Creativity Award, and APA’s Berlyne, Arnheim, and Farnsworth awards.