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Creativity Support Tools and Convergent Thinking: A Preliminary Review on Idea Evaluation and Selection
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Abstract
Creativity Support Tools (CSTs) have grown exponentially in the HCI field. However, this growth has always leaned towards divergent thinking, thus neglecting convergent thinking. We confirm this information based on a preliminary review between 2012 and 2022 in the ACM Digital Library. Our findings confirm that researchers and practitioners have been primarily interested in developing tools to support idea generation, minimizing studies on evaluating and selecting ideas. We focused our research on four major points: i) the domain of the tool, ii) the type of system and interface developed in the tools, iii) the methodology used, and iv) the creative context of the tools. Based on this information, we contribute six guidelines to support the improvement of existing CSTs and the development of new CSTs.
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