How does cognitive conflict in design teams support the development of creative ideas?

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-133

  Badke Schaub, Petra ^a   Goldschmidt, Gabriela ^b   Meijer, Martijn ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 84858834234     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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