Managing Creativity: A Gap Analysis Approach to Identifying Challenges for Industrial Design Consultancy Services

Hakatie, Annaleena; Ryynänen, Toni

doi:10.1162/desi.2007.23.1.28

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“…It is because of creativity that original and useful design occurs (Kim et al, 2007, p. 585). Creativity has been tied to economic growth (Hakatie & Ryynänen, 2007, p. 28).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The concept of a new, inventive, not previously known idea, process, or product was shared by a number of creativity scholars. These terms appeared while talking about a creative individual (Liu, 2000; Portillo, 1996, 2002), the creative process (Akin, 1990; Cross, 1997; Giaccardi, 2006; Gibson, 2007; Giovoni, 1979; Goldschmidt & Tatsa, 2005; Kotsiopulos & Birdsong, 2000; Owen, 1992; Oxman, 1990; Portillo, 1996, 2002; Portillo & Dohr, 2000; Vithayathawornwong, Danko, & Tolbert, 2003), and the creative product (Akin, 1990; Daley, 1982; Dohr, 1982; Hakatie & Ryynänen, 2007; Jeffries, 2007; Kim et al, 2007; Liu, 2000).…”

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A Concept Analysis of Creativity: Uses of Creativity in Selected Design Journals

Pedersen

Burton

2009

Journal of Interior Design

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To say that “creativity” and being “creative” are part of the job description of the interior designer is a point that most in the field would agree on. However, at best, the meanings of those terms are somewhat ambiguous when viewed collectively. The purpose of our work was to analyze the concept of creativity in order to determine conceptual components used by design scholars in the literature. Multiple definitions of the terms “creativity” and “creative” are used in design though most scholars do not explicitly define creativity. The components of creativity are used in such diverse ways that developing a single definition of the concept is not possible. Though there is some scholarship on creativity in interior design, further investigation will contribute to a significant body of knowledge. The lack of identified definitions of creativity restricts the ability for meta‐analysis and theory development.

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“…It is because of creativity that original and useful design occurs (Kim et al, 2007, p. 585). Creativity has been tied to economic growth (Hakatie & Ryynänen, 2007, p. 28).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Concept Analysis of Creativity: Uses of Creativity in Selected Design Journals

Pedersen

Burton

2009

Journal of Interior Design

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“…Conversely, industrial designers rely on mental representations (Bonnardel & Marmèche, 2005), seek originality and use their artistic skills (Hakatie & Ryynänen, 2007;Verganti, 2008) because they are asked to produce unknown objects that attract and surprise while still being understandable to novice observers (Tovey, 1998;Myerson, 2004). Indeed, industrial designers have to display generativeness (i.e., the ability to produce design proposals that differ from existing solutions and design standards; Arrighi, Le Masson & Weil, in press).Moreover, recent studies have provided evidence that design students perform better on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and are better able to control automatic processes (Edl et al, 2014).…”

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Resisting classical solutions: The creative mind of industrial designers and engineers.

Agogué¹,

Masson²,

Dalmasso³

et al. 2015

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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Industrial designers and engineers are two types of individuals who are typically contrasted with regard to their creative capabilities. Regarding idea generation processes, studies have shown that individuals use existing elements to generate new ideas, which constrains theircreative thinking and leads them to only focus on a narrow scope of solutions. This article explores how industrial designers and engineers behave when generating creative ideas and resisting fixation (i.e., the propensity to focus on a limited set of ideas). We used a creative task in which participants were asked to design a solution that would prevent a hen's egg from breaking after being dropped from a height of 10 m. Our results show that engineers and industrial designers differ in their creative behaviors when they are asked to generate ideas in a creative task, without any constraints. Industrial designers provide more answers and are less fixated than engineers. However, for both engineers and industrial designers, the introduction of an uncreative example reinforced the fixation effect and constrained the

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“…In the literature, three major approaches exist to address shortfalls in a unit's or an employee's vital skills and competencies: creating customized training programs, hiring workers in critical areas, and reallocating workers or tasks to match skills with needs (Davis et al, 2002;Hakatie & Ryynänen, 2007;Van Auken et al, 2011;Lee et al, 1995). Phases 1 and 2 provide the input and survey data needed for assessing and analyzing a profile of skills and competencies to determine the gaps and create an improvement plan.…”

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“…literature focused on assessing student and employee capabilities (Davis, Misra, & van Auken, 2002;Hakatie & Ryynänen, 2007;Van Auken, Chrysler, Wells, & Simkin, 2011;Lee et al, 1995). For example, typically, field studies, focus groups, or interview input from IS professionals are used to develop capabilities measures (Havelka & Merhout, 2008;Lee et al, 1995;Tesch, Jiang, & Klein, 2003).…”

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IS Human Capital: Assessing Gaps to Strengthen Skill and Competency Sourcing

Poston¹,

Dhaliwal²

2015

CAIS

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Past research has mainly focused on defining information systems (IS) skills and competencies at the industry or global level; it has offered little guidance on best practices for managing IS at the organization level. And yet, a resource-based view indicates that failure to properly manage skills and competencies could lead to suboptimal outcomes such as a loss of IS process knowledge and innovation, an inability to adequately evaluate vendor performance, and a lack of critical skills and competencies needed to meet future demands. In this paper, we examine how one government agency managed its systems for testing personnel. We describe the need for a process to assess IS skills and competencies in order to analyze the gaps and ensure they are filled. A concrete understanding of existing gaps guides sourcing of skills and competencies through hiring, training, internal transfers, and work allocation. This paper presents an effective methodology for this purpose.

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Managing Creativity: A Gap Analysis Approach to Identifying Challenges for Industrial Design Consultancy Services

Cited by 19 publications

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A Concept Analysis of Creativity: Uses of Creativity in Selected Design Journals

A Concept Analysis of Creativity: Uses of Creativity in Selected Design Journals

Resisting classical solutions: The creative mind of industrial designers and engineers.

IS Human Capital: Assessing Gaps to Strengthen Skill and Competency Sourcing

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