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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"Idea generation"”.
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Design for surprise and idea generation methods
… phase of the design process, specifically during ideation. In product and service markets with multiple competitors and where product differentiation is difficult, surprise, if used correctly, can be an indispensable differentiator-creating emotional attachment and fostering brand loyalty. A …
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Facilitating idea generation in a team context: the effects of technique, perceived organizational support, individual differences and satisfaction with idea generation
The current study examines the effects of idea generation technique (IGT), perceived organizational support (POS), associative problem-solving style (APS), bisociative problem-solving style (BPS), need for cognition (NFC) and satisfaction with idea generation (SJG) on idea generation in a team …
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Idea Generation in Group Decision-Making During School Shooting Simulations
… analysis was applied to the dialogue to identify ideas that were developed by the groups for exit placement and Adaptive Structuration was applied to the themes to determine which themes were developed using the geosimulation and the blueprint. A Chi-square test of homogeneity was used to compare …
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Factors External to the Individual Encouraging Idea Generation in SME Contexts
… to the individual that encourage creative idea generation in SME environments, understanding their importance in a variety of organisational contexts. The original contribution to knowledge made by this thesis is the creation of a framework which aids understanding by splitting the various …
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Impact of prototyping resource environments on idea generation in product design
… between available resources for prototyping and idea generation during the design process, multiple embedded case studies were conducted with engineering students and professors at two university campuses in Mexico. In a design experiment, students developed sketches for products that would …
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Applying impact based incentives for idea generation in R&D projects
… key factor for sustainable competitiveness, and idea generation in Research and Development is an essential part of it. In the present study, we focus on a specific process that intends to inhibit some dysfunctional behaviors occurring in team work schemes for idea generation - namely free ride, …
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Haha and aha! : creativity, idea generation, improvisational humor, and product design
… are now expected to be highly creative, prolific idea generators in addition to being analytically competent. Thus, it is of interest to study methods to improve a designer's idea generation capabilities. It is believed that wit, being spontaneous humor production, is strongly related to …
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Creative Idea Generation: How To Incorporate Plussing Into Your Creative Thinking Sessions
… is to evaluate Disney's "plussing" as a form of idea-generation for every type of organization and business. This method was assessed through a case study of two nonprofit organizations in Morgantown, West Virginia after developing three original plussing methods. Both organizations participated …
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CREATIVE THINKING IN FASHION & TEXTILE DESIGN: Idea Generation, Reflected in the Visual Journal
… study looks at creative thinking in the early ideation phase of the design process and how experienced professional designers across the fashion and textile design field document their thinking and ideas using expanded forms of visual journals. Drawing on theories of creativity and through the …
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The information behaviour of Nigerian digital entrepreneurs: idea generation in start-up businesses.
… there is a lack of literature around the ideation or business idea generation component in the early stages of business formation. This study seeks to address the theoretical and empirical gap within this research stream, bringing together information, innovation and creativity theory as …
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Group size and proximity effects on computer-mediated idea generation: A laboratory investigation.
… were more productive than small groups for both idea quantity and quality. Small groups were, however, more productive than large groups on a per person basis, as increased group size yielded diminishing returns. Remote groups were more productive than proximate groups. Group researchers have …
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New approaches to idea generation and consumer input in the product development process
… improved input from customers and improved ideas for developing products based on that input. Essay 1 examines whether carefully tailored ideation incentives can improve creative output. The influence of incentives on idea generation is studied using a formal model of the ideation process. A …
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Idea Generation in New Product Development: A Cognitive Framework of the Fuzzy Front End
… the antecedents to successful new product idea generation by combining organizational cognition constructs and frameworks. Second, the two guiding conceptual frameworks used to build the integrative theory (market interpretation modes and organizational cognition mechanisms) are empirically …
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Influence of formal techniques and design fixation on idea generation tasks in engineering practice
The outcome of the idea generation process often lays the groundwork for the overall success of an engineering project, which highlights the need for an effective process. However, the factors that impact this stage of engineering problem solving are often not considered by practicing engineers, …
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Promoting flexible idea generation in audit planning: the effects of counterfactual mindset and example provision
… in Study 1 to investigate how flexible idea generation can be improved during audit planning. In the face of regulatory and public scrutiny, audit professionals and researchers alike tend to focus on improving auditor decision making by reducing judgment errors. Doing so can lead to …
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The Relationship Between Interaction Patterns on an Online Idea Generation Community and the Implementation of Ideas
… was to investigate a socially-networked online idea-generation community. Specifically, the study examined the specific interaction patterns on an online social network and the emergence of ideas. Using social-network analysis, the interaction among the network participants was studied. This …
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The case for humble and narcissistic leadership: creative self-efficacy and idea generation in entrepreneurial settings
… in the entrepreneurial context. By focusing on idea generation, this dissertation also clarifies areas of the ambiguity in prior research on innovative work behavior. I use a three-phase design for this study. First, I assess the psychometric properties of the focal constructs with a sample of …
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Measuring the effects of explicit instructions and incentives on the idea generation rate of a crowd-based population
… for increasing the rate and quality of ideas generated among workers. Additionally, the advent of internet-based communications has created opportunities for valuable ideas to be generated - and harnessed - from crowds of individuals. The first section of this paper reviews the early and …
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Incremental and radical idea generation: Examining a moderated mediation model of feedback seeking, emotional intelligence, and leader-member exchange
… in the linkage of leader-member exchange and idea generation, a dimension of innovative work behavior. Based on the social exchange theory, this study aims to investigate how and when leader-member exchange relationships may contribute a positive influence on employees’ incremental and radical …
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Defining Organizational Purpose and Exploring the Concept’s Implications for Innovation: How Perspective Affects Creative Idea Generation in the Innovation Process
… both the number and the creativity of generated ideas in the innovation process. Altogether, this thesis attempts to accomplish two objectives. First, it lays a foundation for understanding and building research around an emerging practitioner concept. Second, it demonstrates how the concept of …
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