Collaborative Research: Creativity in Teams : Identifying the Role of Meetings in Fostering Effective Cognitive and Social Processes in Teams

在过去的二十年里，人们对创造力和创新的兴趣大大增加。创造力和创新被认为是组织绩效的重要因素。此外，在组织中使用团队的情况正在增加。本研究旨在评估团队会议中社会和认知过程之间的相互关系，以产生创造性的想法或产品。该项目将评估团队认知过程序列，有效地导致更多的创意，团队动态对这些认知过程的影响，以及认知和社会过程如何相互作用，产生创造性的成果。我们将进一步研究促进团队创造力的干预是否会提高创造力，以及它对认知和社会过程的影响。第一项研究将是一项实验室研究，其中团队将是临时的一次性会议。这些将是短期的团队，以前没有互动。实验室条件将允许团队互动的音频和视频记录，这有助于对认知和社会过程进行详细和细致的分析。实验室研究还将允许我们测试一种干预措施，即使用汇报来促进反思，从而促进团队反思。基于这项初步研究的结果，我们的第二项研究将在内布拉斯加大学林肯（UNL）和克莱姆森的工程设计课程中招募一个学期的本科团队。这些团队根据真实的客户需求开发产品或想法，为期一学期。因此，这些小组将提供一个机会，了解整个3至4个月期间正在进行的互动。对这些团队的研究将使我们了解随着时间的推移，与团队合作和创造性过程相关的动态。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

In the last two decades, interest in creativity and innovation has grown tremendously. Creativity and innovation have been suggested as important for organizational performance. In addition, the use of teams in organizations is on the rise. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the interrelationships between social and cognitive processes in team meetings for generating a creative idea or product. The project will assess the team cognitive process sequences that effectively result in more creative ideas, the effect of team dynamics on these cognitive processes, and how cognitive and social processes interact to produce creative outcomes. We will further investigate whether an intervention to facilitate team creativity will improve creativity and the effect it has on both cognitive and social processes.To address these aims, two studies will be conducted. The first study will be a laboratory study, where teams will be ad-hoc, one-time meetings. These will be short-term teams that have no previous interaction. The laboratory conditions will allow for audio and video recording of the team interactions, which facilitates detailed and nuanced analysis of both cognitive and social processes. The laboratory study will also allow us to test an intervention using debriefs to facilitate reflection that fosters team reflexivity. Building on the findings from this initial study, our second study will recruit semester-long undergraduate teams in engineering design courses at University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) and Clemson. These teams work to develop a product or idea based on real client demands, for a semester long project. As a result, these teams will provide an opportunity to understand ongoing interaction throughout a 3 to 4 month period. The study of these teams will allow us to understand dynamics that have consequences associated with teamwork and creative processes over time.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.