What if it Switched on the Sun? Exploring Creativity in a Brainstorming Session with Children Through a Vygotskyan Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorKinnula, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorMolin-Juustila, Tonja
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Milara, Iván
dc.contributor.authorCortés, Marta
dc.contributor.authorRiekki, Jukka
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-30T12:02:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-30T12:02:08Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWe contribute in this study a first step in theory-based understanding on how creativity in collaborative design sessions relates to the elements that are present in a creative act. These elements include group composition, objects present, practices used, and previous knowledge of the participants. The context of this study was our search for lightweight methods for technology design with children, which can be used in a school context with large groups, will require as little amount of training as possible, and can be set up quickly. We formed a mixed group, consisting of young children, an older child and an adult, with the aim of involving children in creative collaborative brainstorming during the very early phases of design, so as to come up with fruitful ideas for technology development. We report our process and examine the implications of our results in relation to different elements that trigger and affect creativity in the collaborative design process. Use of Vygotsky’s cycle of creativity as our theoretical lens together with timeline analysis method presented in the paper were essential for seeing beneath the surface of what happened in this complex, collaborative creative process. Our results can be used for further methodological development of creative collaborative sessions, both with children and adults.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10606-017-9280-2
dc.identifier.pissnISSN 0925-9724
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer, London
dc.relation.ispartofComputer Supported Cooperative Work 26(4-5)- ECSCW 2017: Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.subjectBrainstorming
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectDesign ideas
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectMixed-age group
dc.subjectTimeline analysis
dc.subjectSchool
dc.subjectGenuine participation
dc.subjectEmpowerment
dc.titleWhat if it Switched on the Sun? Exploring Creativity in a Brainstorming Session with Children Through a Vygotskyan Perspective
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.conference.date28 August - 1 September 2017
gi.conference.locationSheffield, UK
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers

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