This article concerns the struggle between artistic expression and technological innovation. The perspective that is articulated is drawn from the work and of the Interactive Cinema group at the MIT Media Laboratory. Situated at the boundary of evolving technologies and media storytelling, research of the group iterates between shaping and presenting cinematic expressions using emerging technol...

This paper suggests ways to facilitate creativity and innovation in agile development. The paper applies four perspectives – Product, Project, Process, and People to identify ways to support creative software development based on agile principles. The paper then describes a new facility Software Innovation Research Lab (SIRL) and drafts a new method concept for software innovation called Essenc...

In the developing world, skills in innovation and creative design have emerged as key attributes for graduating designers. Creativity is essential if we want to generate new solutions to the considerable and complex problems in architecture. Metaphor is frequently expressed as a key tool for enhancing creative design, yet little empirical research has been performed on how novice designers can ...

We designed a tabletop brainwriting interface to examine the effects of time pressure and social pressure on the creative performance. After positioning this study with regard to creativity research and human activity in dynamic environments, we present our interface and experiment. Thirty-two participants collaborated (by groups of four) on the tabletop brainwriting task under four conditions ...

Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1 Innovation and Learning................................................................................................... 3 The cumulative nature of technological knowledge....................................................... 3 Routines ...........................

Background: Changing the mental structure of students and identifying creativity inhibitors are essential for academic survival and the pursuit of innovation. This study aimed to identify the inhibitory cognitive factors in medical students. Methods: This study was a directional qualitative content analysis that conducted based on scientific literature review and opinions of experts in a semif...