The widespread benefits of creativity have become more salient in recent years. This has led to scholarly interest in finding ways to foster creativity. Nature immersion may be one way to enhance creativity, particularly as many individuals involved in creative pursuits have found nature to be a source of inspiration and a haven for restoration. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) extension for scoping reviews and the PRISMA-ScR 22 item checklist, we conducted a scoping review to examine the evidence on the relationship between nature and creativity as well as any underlying mechanisms facilitating this relationship. A scoping review was deemed appropriate given the infancy of the topic and the need to understand the broad landscape. Our aim was to present a range of interdisciplinary applications of nature interventions on different types of creative performance. We found 45 publications exploring the relationship between nature and creativity, with the majority (n = 36, 80%) published within the past seven years. Overall, the quantitative studies in our scoping review provided evidence of a significant positive relationship, or effect, between nature and creativity. These relationships held across various types of nature including for wilderness, rural and urban settings, as well as in different applications of creativity such as in the arts, workplace, education, and laboratory conditions. Qualitative and case study research also supported the positive relationship between nature and creativity including in diverse nature settings and in different applications such as in visual arts, design, writing, music, free play in kindergartens, and work. Qualitative studies highlighted potential mechanisms behind this relationship, including time in solitude, appreciation of impermanence, relaxation and inspiration, and disconnection from technology. Moreover, the degree of exposure to nature may be an important consideration for creative performance with more immersive, real-life experiences typical of outdoor nature, tending to be more effective than indoor spaces with window views or indoor plants. These preliminary findings suggest that more opportunities to connect with nature, especially in the outdoors, may help to stimulate creativity in a wide range of settings including education, the creative arts, and workplaces, although more high-quality research examining the sustained effects of nature on creativity is needed.

近年来，创造力的广泛好处变得更加突出。这导致学术界对寻找培养创造力的方法产生了兴趣。沉浸在大自然中可能是增强创造力的一种方式，特别是因为许多参与创意追求的人发现大自然是灵感的源泉和恢复的天堂。使用系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目 （PRISMA） 扩展来界定综述和 PRISMA-ScR 22 项目清单，我们进行了范围界定审查，以检查自然与创造力之间关系的证据以及促进这种关系的任何潜在机制。鉴于该主题尚处于起步阶段并且需要了解广阔的前景，范围审查被认为是合适的。我们的目标是展示自然干预对不同类型创意表演的一系列跨学科应用。我们发现了 45 篇探索自然与创造力之间关系的出版物，其中大多数 （n = 36， 80%） 是在过去七年内发表的。总体而言，我们范围界定审查中的定量研究提供了自然与创造力之间存在显着积极关系或影响的证据。这些关系存在于各种类型的自然环境中，包括荒野、农村和城市环境，以及创造力的不同应用，例如艺术、工作场所、教育和实验室条件。定性和案例研究还支持自然与创造力之间的积极关系，包括在各种自然环境中以及视觉艺术、设计、写作、音乐、幼儿园自由游戏和工作等不同应用中。 定性研究强调了这种关系背后的潜在机制，包括独处时间、对无常的欣赏、放松和灵感以及与技术的脱节。此外，接触大自然的程度可能是创意表演的一个重要考虑因素，具有户外自然典型的更身临其境的真实体验，往往比有窗户景观或室内植物的室内空间更有效。这些初步结果表明，更多与大自然联系的机会，尤其是在户外，可能有助于在包括教育、创意艺术和工作场所在内的广泛环境中激发创造力，尽管需要更多高质量的研究来检验大自然对创造力的持续影响。