TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the impact of functional terms on idea generation in design
AU - Hao, Jia
AU - Wang, Lu
AU - Han, Ji
AU - Schaefer, Dirk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The exposure of designers to external stimuli has long been proven to be an effective means of influencing the ideation potential of designers. In this article, the authors further investigate the effects of inspiring designers with functional terms as stimuli. Based on the empirical results of an experiment involving 20 novice student designers, it was found that functional terms as stimuli help to significantly increase the usefulness, novelty and variety of design ideas generated by the participants. At the same time, this approach does not negatively constrain the design thinking, i.e., it does not necessarily lead to design fixation.
AB - The exposure of designers to external stimuli has long been proven to be an effective means of influencing the ideation potential of designers. In this article, the authors further investigate the effects of inspiring designers with functional terms as stimuli. Based on the empirical results of an experiment involving 20 novice student designers, it was found that functional terms as stimuli help to significantly increase the usefulness, novelty and variety of design ideas generated by the participants. At the same time, this approach does not negatively constrain the design thinking, i.e., it does not necessarily lead to design fixation.
KW - Computer aided innovation
KW - Design creativity
KW - Idea generation
KW - Language-based inspiration
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85061300838
SN - 2164-8689
VL - 2018-December
JO - Proceedings of International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE
JF - Proceedings of International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE
T2 - 48th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE 2018
Y2 - 2 December 2018 through 5 December 2018
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