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Idea expander: supporting group brainstorming with conversationally triggered visual thinking stimuli

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Creativity is central to much human problem solving and innovation. Brainstorming processes attempt to leverage group creativity, but group dynamics sometimes limit their utility. We present IdeaExpander, a tool to support group brainstorming by intelligently selecting pictorial stimuli based on the group's conversation The design is based on theories of how perception, thinking, and communication interact; a pilot study (N=16) suggests that it increases individuals' idea production and that people value it.

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CSCW '10: Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
February 2010
468 pages
ISBN:9781605587950
DOI:10.1145/1718918
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