Design ideation through improvised comedy processes

Hatcher, G. and Ion, W. and MacLachlan, R. and Wodehouse, A. and Simpson, B. and Sheridan, M. (2016) Design ideation through improvised comedy processes. In: 4th International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC 2016), 2016-11-02 - 2016-11-04, Georgia.

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    Abstract

    We argue that the processes of creating successful comedy are comparable to the processes of designing an innovative product. Our research explores how constructs of humour may be applied to the early phase of engineering design, when divergent thinking is assumed to be most valuable. During a series of exploratory workshops, the principles and processes of creating improvised comedy presented an opportunity to reinvigorate the design process, and overcome some of the common barriers to effective group brainstorming. This paper discusses the link between improvised comedy and design creativity, and the early development of a new improvisation-based approach to design ideation.

    Author(s):Hatcher, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8407-9929, Ion, W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-5942, MacLachlan, R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5581-9529, Wodehouse, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-3497, Simpson, B. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-0092 and Sheridan, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-8183
    Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
    ID code:57077
    Keywords:ideation, concept generation , humour, improvisation, engineering design, creativity, Technology, Engineering(all)
    Subjects:Technology
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
    Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Humanities > English
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:25 Jul 2016 13:18
    Last modified:10 Feb 2020 05:32
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57077
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