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Design and evaluation of an AI-based application to enhance creativity in design thinking workshops

Akaki, Mayu (1); Katayama, Kazuko (2); Nishioka, Ryota (2)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Akaki, Mayu (1); Katayama, Kazuko (2); Nishioka, Ryota (2)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Ritsumeikan University, Japan; 2: Smart Process Co., Ltd., Japan
Page(s):
2161-2171
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10574
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
We designed and evaluated an AI-based Application to enhance human creativity in design thinking workshops. The results indicated that AI hindered human creativity, resulting in fewer idea generations. The findings from quantitative and qualitative analyses comparing the only-human and human-AI teams indicated that AI contributed to the usability of ideas during the divergent phase and supported humans in converging on more novel ideas. The further development of the application is necessary to consider how humans can collaborate with AI without relying on it.
Keywords:
artificial intelligence (AI), design creativity, design thinking, human-AI collaboration
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