Title :
Idea Generation Techniques among Creative Professionals
Author :
Herring, S.R. ; Jones, B.R. ; Bailey, B.P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
The creative process has been a key topic research over the past century, but it wasn´t until the last decade that creativity became a hot topic of research in the HCI. It is an important commodity to businesses and individuals alike spawning numerous research studies in business, psychology and design. However, it wasn´t until recently that researchers became interested in developing technologies to support creative behavior. This article outlines the role of creativity in design from the designer´s perspective, provides a model for the creative process and provides a foundation and direction for future creativity support research by identifying nineteen idea generation techniques utilized by creative professionals.
Keywords :
human computer interaction; HCI; creative professionals; human-computer interaction; idea generation; Area measurement; Art; Cognition; Frequency; Human computer interaction; Lighting; Process design; Product development; Psychology; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2009. HICSS '09. 42nd Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Big Island, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3450-3
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2009.241