Abstract
The current work investigates how creativity manifests when
designers use data work in the early phase of design. Designers
are increasingly interested in utilizing the massive amounts
of data surrounding our everyday lives. However, data work is
still challenging to incorporate into the design process. In this
paper, we present a case study with three novice design teams
who were tasked to integrate data work into their design process.
During the study, we observed how creativity took place
in framing a design problem. We present and discuss their
actions from a creativity process perspective, highlighting how
they used and rationalized data-inspired inquiries creatively
in the early phase of design. The current results inform the
development of a design framework to structure data work
methodologically and coherently into design processes. We
coin this design framework Exploratory Data Inquiry.
designers use data work in the early phase of design. Designers
are increasingly interested in utilizing the massive amounts
of data surrounding our everyday lives. However, data work is
still challenging to incorporate into the design process. In this
paper, we present a case study with three novice design teams
who were tasked to integrate data work into their design process.
During the study, we observed how creativity took place
in framing a design problem. We present and discuss their
actions from a creativity process perspective, highlighting how
they used and rationalized data-inspired inquiries creatively
in the early phase of design. The current results inform the
development of a design framework to structure data work
methodologically and coherently into design processes. We
coin this design framework Exploratory Data Inquiry.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2019 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Publication date | 26 Jun 2019 |
| Pages | 346-358 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-5917-7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Jun 2019 |
| Event | C&C '19 Proceedings of the 2019 on Creativity and Cognition - San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 23 Jun 2019 → 26 Jun 2019 http://cc.acm.org/2019/ |
Conference
| Conference | C&C '19 Proceedings of the 2019 on Creativity and Cognition |
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| Location | San Diego |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 23/06/2019 → 26/06/2019 |
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Keywords
- Creative data work
- Data science
- Design inquiry
- Design methodology
- Exploratory data analysis