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Creativity support tools: report from a U.S. National Science Foundation sponsored workshop
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| Title: | Creativity support tools: report from a U.S. National Science Foundation sponsored workshop |
| Authors: | Shneiderman, Ben
Fischer, Gerhard
Czerwinski, Mary
Resnick, Mitch
Myers, Brad
Candy, Linda
Nakakoji, Kumiyo
Edmonds, Ernest
Eisenberg, Mike
Nunamaker, Jay
Giaccardi, Elisa
Pausch, Randy
Hewett, Thomas T.
Selker, Ted
Jennings, Pamela
Sylvan, Elisabeth
Kules, William
Terry, Michael |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Lawrence Erlbaum |
| Citation: | International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 20(2): pp. 61-77. |
| Abstract: | Creativity support tools is a research topic with high risk but potentially very high
payoff. The goal is to develop improved software and user interfaces that empower
users to be not only more productive but also more innovative. Potential users include
software and other engineers, diverse scientists, product and graphic designers, architects,
educators, students, and many others. Enhanced interfaces could enable more
effective searching of intellectual resources, improved collaboration among teams,
and more rapid discovery processes. These advanced interfaces should also provide
potent support in hypothesis formation, speedier evaluation of alternatives, improved
understanding through visualization, and better dissemination of results. For
creative endeavors that require composition of novel artifacts (e.g., computer programs,
scientific papers, engineering diagrams, symphonies, artwork), enhanced interfaces
could facilitate exploration of alternatives, prevent unproductive choices, and
enable easy backtracking. This U.S. National Science Foundation sponsored workshop
brought together 25 research leaders and graduate students to share experiences,
identify opportunities, and formulate research challenges. Two key outcomes
emerged: (a) encouragement to evaluate creativity support tools through multidimensional
in-depth longitudinal case studies and (b) formulation of 12 principles for design
of creativity support tools.
As Galileo struggled to view Jupiter through his newly built telescope, he adjusted
the lenses and saw four twinkling points of light nearby. After recording
their positions carefully, Galileo compared them to his drawings from
previous nights. His conclusion that Jupiter had four moons circling it was a
profound insight with far reaching implications. |
| URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327590ijhc2002_1
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2642 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (Psychology)
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