Research Report: Modifying Paradigms - Individual Differences, Creativity Techniques, and Exposure to Ideas in Group Idea Generation

Information Systems Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 322-333

  Garfield, Monica J ^a   Taylor, Nolan J ^a   Dennis, Alan R ^a   Satzinger, John W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive Style; Creativity; Creativity Techniques; Feedback; Group Simulator; Groupware; Idea Generation; Individual Differences; KAI; Kirton Adaption Innovation Inventory; MBTI; Myers Briggs Type Indicator

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; GROUPWARE;

COGNITIVE STYLES; CREATIVITY; CREATIVITY TECHNIQUES; IDEA GENERATION; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; KIRTON ADAPTION-INNOVATION INVENTORY; MBTI; MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0035645573     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.12.3.322.9710     Document Type: Article

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