Abstract
We present a study on collaborative mind-mapping to understand how peers collaborate in pairs to create mind-maps, how the maps evolve over time, and how collaboration changes between the peer-pair across multiple maps. Mind-mapping is an important tool that is studied and taught in design practice and research respectively. While widely used as a brainstorming technique, the collaborative aspects of mind-mapping are little understood in comparison to other ideation methods such as concept sketching etc. In addition to presenting creativity ratings on the outcome (i.e. the mind-map), we extensively report on the patterns of collaborative exploration, strategies that emerge from the collaborators, inhibition, and the overall process of map creation. We discuss the implications of these observations on the development of computer-support for mind-mapping.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 31st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology |
| Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780791859278 |
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| State | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019 - Anaheim, United States Duration: Aug 18 2019 → Aug 21 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference |
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| Volume | 7 |
Conference
| Conference | ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Anaheim |
| Period | 08/18/19 → 08/21/19 |
Funding
This work was supported by the Texas A&M University start-up fund and the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station. This work was supported by the Texas A&M University start-up fund and the J. Mike Walker?66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station.