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The Electronic Colloquium on Design Thinking Research is a forum for the rapid and widespread exchange of ideas, methods, and results in Design Thinking Research. The forum utilizes electronic media to facilitate scientific communication and discussions. ECDTR invites submissions of papers, short notes, and surveys.

Christoph Meinel
Chair of Internet Technologies and Systems, Hasso-Plattner-Institute for Digital Engineering

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Automatic and domain-agnostic creativity measurements on digital human traces

Authors: Kim-Pascal Borchart

Abstract: Most creativity studies assess only a limited number of people and creative behaviors. Traditional creativity assessments require evaluations by human expert judges, rendering assessments of creative behavior time-intensive and subjective. In my master’s thesis, I apply definitions of creativity to digital behavior traces, to make algorithmic evaluations possible. I introduce C-Tracer,…

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17 Dec 202317 Dec 2023

Design Thinking Research Report

Authors: Christoph Meinel, Larry Leifer Abstract: This is the introductory chapter of the third volume “Design Thinking Research – Measuring Performance in Context” edited by Hasso Plattner, Christoph Meinel, and Larry Leifer to be published in the series “Understanding Innovation” of the Springer.

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5 Feb 202313 Mar 2023

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The primary objective of Design Thinking Research and ECDTR is to comprehend the reasons behind the accomplishments and setbacks of Design Thinking in the past, and to explore ways of advancing and strengthening this methodology in the future.

ECDTR topics include research and development of tools for Design Thinking (both digital and analogous), studies on communication dynamics within creative teams (whether in-person or remote), identification of indicators for innovation potential and other relevant metrics, effective communication of ideas, Design Thinking theory, measures of creative performance, process management improvements in Design Thinking, and studies on the implementation of Design Thinking practices in organizational or educational settings.

This list of topics is not exhaustive. We welcome studies in other areas related to Design Thinking, such as creativity, innovation, and collaboration, as well as interdisciplinary research exploring the intersections of Design Thinking with other fields.

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Christoph Meinel
Geschäftsführer und wissenschaftlicher Direktor des Hasso-Plattner-Instituts für Digital Engineering gGmbH (HPI)

Dr. Julia von Thienen
Senior Researcher & Lecturer

Larry John Leifer
PhD, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Center for Design Research at Stanford University at Stanford University

Giovanni Emanuele Corazza
UNIBO “Guglielmo Marconi” Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering DEI
PhD

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