Designing for Creativity in Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
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We are investigating the design of tools to support everyday scientific creativity in distributed collaboration. Based on an exegesis of theoretical and empirical literature on creativity and group dynamics, we present and justify three requirements for supporting creativity: support for divergent and convergent thinking, development of shared objectives, and reflexivity. We elaborate on these requirements by describing three implications for design to support creativity in context of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW): integrate support for individual, dyadic, and group brainstorming; leverage cognitive conflict by preserving and reflecting on minority dissent; and support flexibility in granularity of planning. We conclude by outlining a future research trajectory for designing and evaluating creativity support tools in the context of collaboratories.
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Groups tend to be less creative than individuals when majoritarian convergence processes are used, and minority dissent within group creative processes tends to lead to greater creativity.
“groups tend to be less creative than individuals when majoritarian convergence processes are used, and minority dissent within group creative processes tends to lead to greater creativity [30]”
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- Authors
- Farooq, U., Carroll, J. M., & Canoe, C. H.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- ORCID
- Carroll, John M.
- Venue
- International Journal of e-Collaboration
- Publisher
- IGI Global Scientific Publishing
- Published
- 2008-10-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 51-75
- ISSN
- 1548-3673 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-3681
- OpenAlex
- W1994491962
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- ng
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of e-Collaboration (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Keywords
- creativity support, computer-supported cooperative work, distributed collaboration, scientific creativity, group dynamics, brainstorming, divergent and convergent thinking, shared goals, reflexivity, cognitive conflict, minority dissent, collaboratories, tool design
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