• DocumentCode
    2018874
  • Title

    Theoretical analysis of creative methods

  • Author

    Wen, Gui-hua ; Qi Lun Zheng ; Pan, Dan

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Inst. of Comput. Applications, South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    2811
  • Abstract
    This paper aims to provide a complete theoretical analysis for the creative methods. First, the feature set is used to express the creative solution, and some of the basic operators induced from different creative methods are defined. Next, the paper employs the information entropy theory to prove the usability of the creative method to produce creative solutions, and presents a detailed proof of the creating ability of the methods in an evolving framework. The prime contribution here is that the paper provides not only the theoretical foundation for the creative methods, but also the way and theoretical foundation for implementation of the system of creative design. Finally, an empirical study demonstrates that solutions, which meet the proposed theory, tend to score high on creativity evaluation by field experts
  • Keywords
    CAD; entropy; probability; problem solving; product development; creative design; creativity; entropy; information theory; invention; probability; problem solving; product design; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer applications; Design engineering; Design methodology; Information entropy; Mobile communication; Organizing; Problem-solving; Solids; Usability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2001 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tucson, AZ
  • ISSN
    1062-922X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7087-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSMC.2001.971935
  • Filename
    971935