Fixation or inspiration? A meta-analytic review of the role of examples on design processes

A meta-analytical review of design studies (N = 43) was conducted examining whether and under what conditions the presence of examples will induce fixation or inspiration. The analysis revealed that providing examples made individuals generate more example-related and fewer categories of ideas, howe...

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Published in:	Design studies Vol. 39; pp. 70 - 99
Main Authors:	Sio, Ut Na, Kotovsky, Kenneth, Cagan, Jonathan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2015
Subjects:	creativity design process(es) design strategy fixation innovation innovation fixation design process(es) design strategy creativity
ISSN:	0142-694X, 1872-6909
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