Analyzing the components of creative thinking in Zootopia animation

Animations are considered among the most important tools for developing children's thinking among various media, and their conscious and purposeful selection can be effective in terms of educational goals in children. In this regard, developing creative thinking in children using appropriate animations can be an important solution for parents and education specialists. In this regard, the aim of the present study was to examine the components of creative thinking in the animation Zootopia. The research was conducted in a qualitative approach using a descriptive-interpretative deductive content analysis method. The animation Zootopia was selected based on audience statistics from the IMDb website. This animation has a significant audience among children, adolescents, and even adults. Animation sequences were used to select the unit of analysis. The number of sequences in this animation was 64. The analysis of the findings in each sequence was carried out based on the components of Amablie and Torrance's creative thinking. The researcher's review and audit trail were used to validate the findings. The results of the analysis showed that this animation has the highest frequency among the three components of Amablie creativity (domain -relevant skills, creativity-relevant processes, and intrinsic task motivation ) in the creativity-relevant skills component, and the lowest frequency was related to the motivation component. Also, based on the four components of Torrance's creativity (fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration), the originalitycomponent showed the highest frequency and the elaboration component showed the lowest frequency. Overall, the Zootopia animation has the ability to fastering creative thinking in children and can include the necessary educational themes for cultivating creative thinking.