Internal Observation on Creative Process of the Designers

本研究旨在探讨设计中的认知过程，以理解创造力。为了阐明人类的创造力，内部观察是必要的。然而，内部观察的研究方法论还不够发达。本研究提出了设计师内部观察的研究方法论框架。采用开发的设计者内部观察法进行了一系列实验研究。作为实验的结果，研究了设计师的自我形成过程，并识别了创意图案的生成过程。通过实验，最终构建并验证了一种原创性的设计师创造过程的内部观察方法，其研究结果将有助于我们对未来人类创造力的理解。

This research aimed to investigate the cognitive process in design to understand creativity. In order to clarify the human creativity, internal observation is necessary. However, the research methodology of internal observation has not been yet developed enough. In this research, a framework of research methodology for the designers’ internal observation was proposed. A series of experimental study has carried out adopting the developed methodology of internal observation of the designers. As the results of the experiments, self-forming processes of the designers’ were investigated, as well as the generating processes of the creative motifs were identified. An original method of internal observation on creative process of the designers was finally structured and tested through the experiments and the results of this research will contribute for gaining our knowledge to understanding human creativity in future.