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COMPUTATIONAL CONCEPTUAL DISTANCES IN COMBINATIONAL CREATIVITY

Part of: Design Support Tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

J. Han ,
M. Hua ,
D. Park ,
P. Wang  and
P. R. N. Childs
J. Han*
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
M. Hua
Affiliation:
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
D. Park
Affiliation:
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
P. Wang
Affiliation:
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
P. R. N. Childs
Affiliation:
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
*
*Ji.Han@liverpool.ac.uk

Abstract

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Combinational creativity can play a significant role in supporting designers to produce creative ideas during the early stages of new product development. This paper explores conceptual distances in combinational creativity from computational perspectives. A study conducted indicates that different computational measurements show different conceptual distance results. However, the study suggests far-related ideas could lead to outcomes that are more creative than closely-related ones. This paper provides useful insights into exploring future computational design support tools.

Keywords

design creativityidea generationcomputational design methodscombinationalconceptual distance

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 177 - 186
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