Designing Individual Creativity Support Systems

Proceedings of the 2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting

28 Pages Posted: 1 Feb 2017

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Kai Wang

Kean University

Jeffrey V. Nickerson

Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business

Date Written: January 12, 2014

Abstract

Individual creativity support systems have been developed to facilitate creative work. However, the designs typically consult very few creativity theories. In addition, they usually neglect problem definition and convergent thinking even though there is strong evidence that the whole creative process should be supported. Based on the literature on creativity theories, a new set of principles is proposed to guide the design of individual creativity support systems. Six propositions are made based on the principles, and ways of testing them are discussed. The article provides both an overview of the current literature of individual creativity support systems and a discussion of directions for future research.

Keywords: Creativity Support Systems, Design Theory, Creativity Theory

Suggested Citation

Wang, Kai and Nickerson, Jeffrey V., Designing Individual Creativity Support Systems (January 12, 2014). Proceedings of the 2014 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2898440 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2898440

Kai Wang (Contact Author)

Kean University ( email )

1000 Morris Ave
Union, NJ 07083
United States

Jeffrey V. Nickerson

Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business ( email )

Hoboken, NJ 07030
United States

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