EAGER: MyDesignSpace: Discovering Design Patterns from Holistic Ideation Web Tool

探索性研究早期概念基金（EAGER）的研究目标是为基于网络的整体构思系统创建一个框架，邀请广大用户尝试使用该工具解决他们的设计问题。我们的目标是在很长一段时间内从不同的用户那里收集大量的数据，以探索真正的设计师所采用的更深层次的问题和解决方案策略。作为一个正在进行的项目的一部分，研究人员通过混合和匹配与设计中常见的不同思维状态相匹配的不同思维机制，创建了一个整体思维框架。这在两个方面具有变革性：它在直觉和逻辑方法之间建立了一座桥梁，并为设计创造力创造了一种全新的研究模式。但要使这种方法取得成果，需要收集和分析大量数据，以确定创意路径、使用和用户场景以及相应的有效性水平。Testbed将提供一种统一和结构化的方式来收集创造性设计的数据，这将通过在细粒度级别（构思机制）进行的实证研究，更好地理解创造性过程以及思维方式和问题复杂性对这些过程的影响。整体方法将向学生介绍逻辑/经验和直觉策略，这些策略更有可能被接受。对概念设计的思维路径的研究，此前还没有正式的探索和研究。主要的障碍是缺乏描述这类道路的适当基础。整体构思框架将促进几种不同的构思方法/策略，并使用谷歌等公司使用的热图来跟踪基于构思路径的成功率。如果成功，这项研究有可能影响设计实践，设计研究和工程教育。这个项目探索新软件的可行性，以支持人们更有创造力，并通过用户研究来评估他们的表现。这些系统将成为合作伙伴，而不是工具。通过用户交互，它们会感知到构思状态，并在给定状态下提出可能的策略。在这个角色中，工具成为一个虚拟的促进者，与虚拟的小组成员一起产生挑衅性的刺激并贡献技术见解。特别是对于新手，如工程专业的学生，通过大量的资源提供获得经验知识的途径是很重要的。研究结果将通过会议和期刊以及通过已开发的网站广泛传播。

The research objective of this EArly concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) is to create a framework for a web based holistic ideation system that invites users at large to attempt to solve their design problems using the tool. The goal is to collect massive amounts of data from diverse set of users over an extended period of time to explore deeper issues and solution strategies employed by real designers. As part of an ongoing project the investigators have created a framework for holistic ideation by mixing and matching disparate ideation mechanisms matched to diverse ideation states commonly encountered in design. This is transformative in two ways: it builds a bridge between intuitive and logical approaches and it creates an entirely new mode of research for design creativity. But for this approach to bear fruit, massive amounts of data need to collected and analyzed to determine ideations paths, use and user scenarios and corresponding level of effectiveness. The Testbed will provide a uniform and structured way of collecting data on creative design which will lead to a better understanding of creative processes and the influence of thinking styles and problem complexity on these processes through empirical studies conducted at a fine granularity level (ideation mechanisms). A holistic approach will introduce students to both logical/experiential and intuitive strategies which has a greater probability of acceptance. Studying ideation paths in conceptual design has not been previously explored and researched in a formal manner. The main impediment is the lack of a proper foundation for characterizing such paths. The holistic ideation framework will facilitate several different ideation methods/strategies and track success rates based on ideation paths using heat maps employed today by companies such as Google.If successful, this research has the potential for impacting design practice, design research and engineering education. This project explores the feasibility of new software to support people in being more creative and evaluates their performance through user studies. Such systems will become partners rather than tools. Through user interaction, they will sense the ideation state and suggest possible strategies at a given state. In this role the tool becomes a virtual facilitator with virtual group members that generate provocative stimuli and contribute technical insights. Particularly for novices, such as engineering students, it is important to provide access to experiential knowledge through a multitude of resources. Results will be broadly disseminated through conferences and journals, as well as through the developed website.