A Systemic Model of Creativity to Address Complexity in Design: The State of the Art and Perspectives
Year: 2015
Editor: Amaresh Chakrabarti, Toshiharu Taura and Yukari Nagai
Author: Bila-Deroussy, P.; Bouchard, C.; Diakite Kaba, S.
Institution: 1LCPI, ENSAM, Paris, France, 2LCPI, ENSAM, Paris, France and 3DRIA, PSA Peugeot Citro
Section: Models and Frameworks for Design Creativity
Page(s): 072-079
ISBN: 978-1-904670-60-5
Abstract
This article provides a state-of-the-art review of the complexity of creative mechanisms, and compares them with practice of creativity in the industrial context. Our work has led to the development of a systemic model of creativity that, we argue, can guide the development of creativity tools suited to complexity in design. We begin by presenting a creativity method that has been deployed in an industrial context, and our observations from the analysis of around thirty creativity workshops. Next, we present a comprehensive overview of the complexity of creative mechanisms at various conceptual scales. We conclude by presenting a systemic model of creativity that highlights ways to develop new tools suited to the stimulation of creativity in a complex industrial environment.
Keywords: creativity cognition, creative design process, creative tools and methods, systemic complexity, industrial context.