S(t)imulating Creativity in Decision Making

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The significance of the earliest phase of decision making stems from the fact that decision makers 'frame' problems during this phase. These frames shape all subsequent decision making phases (Beach, 1997), fundamentally conditioning decision making outcomes (Daly et al., 2008). Avenues not considered at this stage are unlikely to be considered in the future (Adam, 2008

The Effects of Virtual Reality Affordances and Constraints on Negative Group Effects during Brainstorming Sessions

“…At the same time, users can express their ideas not only verbally, but also visually in the form of 3D objects or 3D drawings. VR affords the creation of virtual objects that would be inconceivable in the real world, promoting the challenging of conventions and presumptions [27]. Through a high degree of immersion, users experience co-presence.…”

Fostering Team Creativity in Virtual Worlds

“…Multiple simultaneous communication channels allow spatial and communicative operations that encourage creativity that is beyond the reach of traditional ICT systems. For instance, virtual world users can individually explore a three-dimensional world while simultaneously communicating with fellow team members (Riordan & O'Reilly, 2011). Although multimodality might increase the need for prudency with respect to technical difficulties (e.g., Berente et al, 2011;Ferguson et al, 2011;Ketelhut et al, 2010), multimodality contributes to creative collaboration by eliminating the communicative shortcomings of ICT-mediated collaboration, such as a lack of mutuality and reciprocity, which can then in turn enhance development of trust between the participants (Fuller et al, 2012).…”

“…In addition to the multimodality of the virtual world, virtual worlds offer enhanced possibilities for the presentation of visual content (Bosch-Sijtsema & Sivunen, 2013) compared to the less rich CSCW technologies. In a survey study by Riordan and O'Reilly (2011), virtual worlds were noted to help with the visualization of models, drawings, objects and data that are more difficult to visualize when using traditional text-and audio-based media. Virtual worlds convey the potential to present data and information in unique and compelling ways.…”

“…In summary, virtual worlds can be used as an inexpensively modifiable learning environment for the design and investigation of new subjects (Ondrejka, 2007). This may encourage creative collaboration in unconventional methods of problem solving (Riordan & O'Reilly, 2011). As the Lantern (2) / Aug. 2014…”

“…Virtual worlds lie at the forefront of web-based technological evolution and will become more pervasive and widely adopted over time (Riordan & O'Reilly, 2011). Virtual world technologies may not be the silver bullet (Brooks, 1987) as psychological literature informs us that creative insight cannot be commanded to happen; however, there are clear indications that it is possible to create conditions using ICT that will improve the likelihood of creative discoveries, if only through the avoidance of conditions that disrupt or conflict with creativity (Hewett, 2005).…”