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A Group Creativity Support System for Dynamic Idea Evaluation

verfasst von : Frank Ulrich

Erschienen in: Nordic Contributions in IS Research

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Abstract

Idea evaluation is necessary in most modern organizations to identify the level of novelty and usefulness of new ideas. However, current idea evaluation research hinders creativity by primarily supporting convergent thinking (narrowing down ideas to a few tangible solutions), while divergent thinking (the development of wildly creative and novel thoughts patterns) is discounted. In this paper, this current view of idea evaluation is challenged through the development of a prototype that supports dynamic idea evaluation. The prototype uses knowledge created during evaluative processes to facilitate divergent thinking in a Group Creativity Support System (GCSS) designed from state-of-the-art research. The prototype is interpretively explored through a field experiment in a Danish IS research department. Consequently, the prototype demonstrates the ability to including divergent thinking in GCSS driven idea evaluation.

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Metadaten
Titel
A Group Creativity Support System for Dynamic Idea Evaluation
verfasst von
Frank Ulrich
Copyright-Jahr
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21783-3_10

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