Paper Info
Title
Creativity Support Tools: Report From A Us National Science Foundation Sponsored Workshop
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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1207/s15327590ijhc2002_1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
20
2
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1044-7318
19
1.40
References 
Authors
18
18
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ben Shneiderman1127723081.95
Gerhard Fischer246566.69
Mary Czerwinski35028421.65
Mitchel Resnick41508291.54
Brad A. Myers58509964.81
Linda Candy630255.35
Ernest A. Edmonds739484.36
Mike Eisenberg829225.07
Elisa Giaccardi945149.23
Thomas T. Hewett1023764.63
Pamela Jennings11628.55
Bill Kules1237819.83
Kumiyo Nakakoji1363786.22
Jay F. Nunamaker14964195.27
Randy Pausch153395583.78
Ted Selker161441200.17
Elisabeth Sylvan17655.83
Michael A. Terry1842944.45