Metrics for measuring ideation effectiveness Academic Article

abstract

• Systematic methods for idea generation in engineering design have come about from a variety of sources. Do these methods really aid ideation? Some empirical studies have been conducted by researchers to answer this question. These studies include highly controlled lab experiments by cognitive psychologists, as well as experiments in simulated design environments carried out by engineering design theorists. A key factor in design and analysis of empirical studies is characterization and measurement of ideation effectiveness. This paper describes four objective measures of ideation effectiveness. The theoretical basis of each is discussed and procedures for application of each are outlined and illustrated with case studies. 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

authors

• Smith, Steven

published proceedings

• Design Studies

altmetric score

• 4

author list (cited authors)

• Shah, J. J., Smith, S. M., & Vargas-Hernandez, N.

citation count

• 530

complete list of authors

• Shah, Jami J||Smith, Steve M||Vargas-Hernandez, Noe

publication date

• March 2003

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Design Studies  Journal

keywords

• Bioengineering
• Comparative Effectiveness Research

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0142-694x(02)00034-0

start page

• 111

end page

• 134

volume

• 24

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0142-694x(02)00034-0