Interactive creative problem solving

LeBlanc, Steven E.; Fogler, H. Scott

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0542(1996)4:1<35::aid-cae4>3.0.co;2-5

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“…Designers capture the real underlying issues beneath the problem through iteration. 41,42 Without exploring and understanding a problem, designers run the risk of solving the "wrong problem". 43…”

Section: Problem Identification In Engineering Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating mechanical engineering students’ approaches to opportunity recognition process

Shekhar

Dominguez

Lee

et al. 2023

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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The process of opportunity recognition is pivotal to engineering design, fostering technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Although there are multiple studies conducted in the area of opportunity recognition studying the behaviors of entrepreneurs, examining engineering students’ approaches have been underexplored. There is a lack of research in regards to opportunity recognition processes among engineering students, particularly in the context of design education. The presented study addresses this gap by qualitatively examining approaches to opportunity recognition among mechanical engineering students enrolled in an engineering design course. Using a sample of 23 mechanical engineering students, the approaches to opportunity recognition were analyzed using students’ responses to open-ended survey questions and student group discussions. From the analysis of the qualitative data, four key themes emerged regarding the improvement of the device and process, user consideration, environmental sustainability, and information and resources accessed by students. The findings provide a deeper understanding that can be used to inform educational practices and further research in the area of opportunity recognition in engineering education settings.

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Section: Problem Identification In Engineering Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating mechanical engineering students’ approaches to opportunity recognition process

Shekhar

Dominguez

Lee

et al. 2023

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education

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“…Students become very dedicated to the project, staying on during the school year to improve their modules [ 13] . We have found them to be very enthusiastic, hard working, and independent.…”

Section: Development Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multimedia materials for chemical engineering: Module development and lessons learned

Montgomery

1996

Comput. Appl. Eng. Educ.

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“…Research on creativity in higher education has shown the need to foster creativity to enhance students' creative potentials, which could improve their learning outcomes and prepare them better for future career success (Beghetto & Kaufman, 2010; Bull et al, 1995; Cole et al, 1999). Most creativity training efforts in learning contexts have focused on thinking processes and problem‐solving skills, i.e., cognitive creativity, that students can use to learn to generate novel and useful ideas in academic or everyday life contexts (Fogler et al, 2013).…”

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Searching for creativity: How people search to generate new ideas

Chavula,

Choi,

Rieh

2023

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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Creativity is one of the critical skills for people in a variety of academic, work, and everyday life contexts. Searching for information is essential to the creative process. Despite the recent increased attention in research on information searching for creative tasks, there is still little understanding of how people search for information to generate novel and useful ideas. This study aims to address three key research questions: (1) What search processes do people engage in while completing creative tasks, (2) what creative thinking strategies are employed when searching to generate ideas, and (3) what challenges do people encounter while searching for creative tasks. The data were collected at a university in the United States using multiple methods, combining pre‐task interviews, search sessions that involved the generation of new ideas, and post‐task interviews. Drawing from the data analysis from 31 interviews and search sessions, we present a conceptual framework for information searching for creative tasks across academic and everyday search contexts. Our findings highlight exploration as a critical search activity when searching to generate ideas. The results of this study enhance our understanding of the relationship between search activities and creative thinking strategies.

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Interactive creative problem solving

Cited by 4 publications

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Investigating mechanical engineering students’ approaches to opportunity recognition process

Investigating mechanical engineering students’ approaches to opportunity recognition process

Multimedia materials for chemical engineering: Module development and lessons learned

Searching for creativity: How people search to generate new ideas

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