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Why bad ideas are a good idea.

Dix, Alan; Ormerod, Tom; Twidale, Michael B.; Sas, Corina; Gomes da Silva, Paula A.; McKnight, Lorna

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Title
Why bad ideas are a good idea.
Author(s)
  • Dix, Alan
  • Ormerod, Tom
  • Twidale, Michael B.
  • Sas, Corina
  • Gomes da Silva, Paula A.
  • McKnight, Lorna
Issue Date
2006
Keyword(s)
  • Bad ideas
  • design fixation
  • creativity
  • innovation
  • Critical thinking
  • lateral thinking
Abstract
What would happen if we wrote an Abstract that was the exact opposite of what the paper described? This is a bad idea, but it makes us think more carefully than usual about properties of Abstracts. This paper describes BadIdeas, a collection of techniques that uses ‘bad’ or ‘silly’ ideas to inspire creativity, explore design domains and teach critical thinking in interaction design. We describe the approach, some evidence, how it is performed in practice and experience in its use.
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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