IT Supported Collaborative Creative Work Andy Williams GE393 – DEG April 19, 2004 Andy Williams GE393 – DEG April 19, 2004

Motivation Need to Enhance Creativity Creativity is a Group Process Work is Increasingly IT Based Information is Key to Innovation Wealth of Information is Overwhelming Need to Enhance Creativity Creativity is a Group Process Work is Increasingly IT Based Information is Key to Innovation Wealth of Information is Overwhelming

Overview The Creative Process IT in Support of the Creative Process IT to Enhance the Creative Process Examples The Future The Creative Process IT in Support of the Creative Process IT to Enhance the Creative Process Examples The Future

The Creative Process Preparation Incubation Illumination Implementation Preparation Incubation Illumination Implementation

IT in Support Support and Match non-IT Based Processes Support various modes: synchronous, asynchronous, and parallel Support and Match non-IT Based Processes Support various modes: synchronous, asynchronous, and parallel

Supporting Preparation Collect Information of Various Medias Organize Information Forum for Multiple Users Creativity Methods Collect Information of Various Medias Organize Information Forum for Multiple Users Creativity Methods

Supporting Incubation Interface to Review Information Ability to Walk Away and Come Back Ability to Interact with Others Interface to Review Information Ability to Walk Away and Come Back Ability to Interact with Others

Supporting Illumination Means to Communicate Insight to Others

Supporting Implementation Capture Steps to Solution Facilitate Team-Based Work Capture Steps to Solution Facilitate Team-Based Work

IT to Enhance Creativity Wouldnt it be great if computers could… –Help us be creative –Help us work better in teams Wouldnt it be great if computers could… –Help us be creative –Help us work better in teams

Enhancing Preparation Organize Data in Unique Ways Allow All Forms of Media Suggest/Enhance Creativity Techniques Virtual Teams and Parallel Development Organize Data in Unique Ways Allow All Forms of Media Suggest/Enhance Creativity Techniques Virtual Teams and Parallel Development

Enhancing Incubation Ready To Go Human Guided IT Incubation Centralized DB, Pulls From Past Work Ready To Go Human Guided IT Incubation Centralized DB, Pulls From Past Work

Enhancing Illumination Mine Data to Make Suggestions Fitness Judgments - Assessments TRIZ Bisociations Mine Data to Make Suggestions Fitness Judgments - Assessments TRIZ Bisociations

Enhancing Implementation Integrates with CAD, Project, etc. Estimates Value and Cost Reporting and Distribution of Information Integrates with CAD, Project, etc. Estimates Value and Cost Reporting and Distribution of Information

Review Tools would support current process Tools would enhance creativity and innovation (value-based creativity) Support various modes: synchronous, asynchronous, and parallel Centralized Intelligent DB Tools would support current process Tools would enhance creativity and innovation (value-based creativity) Support various modes: synchronous, asynchronous, and parallel Centralized Intelligent DB

MetaChart German Research Group Tool-Based Support for Local and Multi-Location Sessions PC-like = Objects, Containers, Icons Support for creativity methods – mindmapping, meta structuring, etc. German Research Group Tool-Based Support for Local and Multi-Location Sessions PC-like = Objects, Containers, Icons Support for creativity methods – mindmapping, meta structuring, etc.

MetaChart Relationships Nesting Connections Relationships Nesting Connections

MetaChart Large Interactive Wall Objects and Freehand Input Tablet and PDA Simultaneously Peer-to-Peer and Group Based Large Interactive Wall Objects and Freehand Input Tablet and PDA Simultaneously Peer-to-Peer and Group Based

MetaChart Creation – Creativity Methods Structuring – Tree Based Tools Data – Browse, Import, Export Creation – Creativity Methods Structuring – Tree Based Tools Data – Browse, Import, Export

i-LAND More Creative Germans… Focus is integrating information space with architectural space Ad hoc teamwork Hypermedia functionality More Creative Germans… Focus is integrating information space with architectural space Ad hoc teamwork Hypermedia functionality

i-LAND Roomware – integrated into the working environment DynaWall InteracTable CommChairs Roomware – integrated into the working environment DynaWall InteracTable CommChairs

i-LAND Supports Brainstorming Thoughtscapes Passage of objects and virtual world Supports Brainstorming Thoughtscapes Passage of objects and virtual world

Key Graphs and DISCUS Innovation Support System Human and Computer Generated Knowledge Human-Human and Human-Machine Collaboration Innovation Support System Human and Computer Generated Knowledge Human-Human and Human-Machine Collaboration

Key Graphs and DISCUS Human Based and Interactive Genetic Algorithms Flexible Data Mining Chance Discovery – Key Graphs Human Based and Interactive Genetic Algorithms Flexible Data Mining Chance Discovery – Key Graphs

Review / Summary Support/Enhance Group Creativity Hypermedia and Roomware Handle / Synthesize Information Machine-based Creativity Support/Enhance Group Creativity Hypermedia and Roomware Handle / Synthesize Information Machine-based Creativity

Sources Streitz, et al. i-LAND: An interactive Landscape for Creativity and Innovation. CHI 99 Summary Schlegel, et al. MetaChart – Using Creativity Methods in a CSCW Environment. HCI Theory and Practice II Goldberg, et al. DISCUS: Distributed Innovation and Scalable Collaboration In Uncertain Settings. IlliGAL Report No June Streitz, et al. i-LAND: An interactive Landscape for Creativity and Innovation. CHI 99 Summary Schlegel, et al. MetaChart – Using Creativity Methods in a CSCW Environment. HCI Theory and Practice II Goldberg, et al. DISCUS: Distributed Innovation and Scalable Collaboration In Uncertain Settings. IlliGAL Report No June 2003.