Abstract
Digital tools that support creative activities are ubiquitous in the design industry, yet practitioners appear to prefer pen and paper for design ideation. To better understand this exception, we conducted a comparative study between analog and digital tools and their impact on the divergent and convergent thinking patterns of groups of designers. We analysed how 24 participants solved comparable design ideation tasks in two conditions using linkographic protocol analysis - a notation method that focuses on identifying and linking small steps in the design process called moves. Our findings suggest that digital ideation tools yield more convergent thinking compared to analog tools, with no discernible impact on general productivity or divergent thinking.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI '21: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems : Making Waves, Combining Strengths |
Number of pages | 11 |
Place of publication | New York |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Publication date | 2021 |
Article number | 431 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450380966 |
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Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Event | CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Online, Japan Duration: 8 May 2021 → 13 May 2021 https://chi2021.acm.org |
Conference
Conference | CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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Location | Online |
Country/Territory | Japan |
Period | 08/05/2021 → 13/05/2021 |
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Keywords
- Convergent thinking
- Creativity
- Creativity support tools
- Divergent thinking