Abstract
Creativity support tools (CSTs) are designed to support exploration, discovery, and innovation. However, we do not know to what ex- tent the support for these activities correlate with the ease of use and ability to work rapidly, effectively, and with fewer errors. To examine the relationship between the concepts usability and cre- ativity support, we present a preliminary study on what creative professionals (n=110) from various disciplines report to be the most important digital tools in their work (Word, Teams, Excel, Visual Studio Code, Photoshop). We deployed two well-established instru- ments, System Usability Scale and the Creativity Support Index. We found a clear positive correlation between the usability and creativity support, but it tended to vary depending on the type of digital tool. We discuss the potential causes of this correlation, and whether better usability in a tool might also result in better capabilities for supporting creative tasks.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 35th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (ECCE 2024) |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Article number | 25 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798400718243 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Oct 2024 |
| Event | European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics - The Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM), Paris, France Duration: 8 Oct 2024 → 11 Oct 2024 Conference number: 35 https://www.ecce2024.telecom-paris.fr |
Conference
| Conference | European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics |
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| Number | 35 |
| Location | The Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM) |
| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Paris |
| Period | 08/10/2024 → 11/10/2024 |
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Keywords
- creativity
- creativity support tools (CSTs)
- usability