Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Generativity Theory

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 13:12, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Generativity Theory

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Concerns were raised on the talk page that this covers 2 similar theories. Unclear that this is a distinct concept and notable enough for a standalone article. Has been in CAT:NN for 12 years. Boleyn (talk) 10:03, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Psychology-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:05, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The existing sources are a random presentation about "creativity in the workplace", a dead link, and several writings by the inventor. A serious overhaul would be necessary to bring that up to code. For the earlier history of the term "generativity", see Generativity and Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. XOR'easter (talk) 20:41, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:16, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete due to the difficulty of finding evaluations of the topic that are clearly written, reliably published, and independent of its inventor. XOR'easter (talk) 17:38, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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