Creativity in the Design Process: Exploring the Influences of the Digital Evolution (Springer Series in Design and Innovation Book 18)

"The book provides an open and integrated view of creativity in the 21st century, merging theories and case studies from design, psychology, sociology, computer science and human-computer interaction, while benefitting from a continuous dialogue within a network of experts in these fields. An exploratory journey guides the reader through the major social, human, and technological changes that influence human creative abilities, highlighting the fundamental factors that need to be stimulated for creative empowerment in the digital era. The book reflects on why and how design practice and design research should explore digital creativity, and promote the empowerment of creativity, presenting two flexible tools specifically developed to observe the influences on multiple level of human creativity in the digital transition, and understand their positive and negative effect on the creative design process. An overview of the main influences and opportunities collected by adopting the two tools are presented with guidelines to design actions to empower the process for innovation."--Back cover Foreword by Marita Canina Foreword by Vlad P. Glăveanu Preface: Introduction to the Book Contents Part I Adapting To a Changed World 1 Socio-Technical Dimension: Beyond a Digital Transition 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The 4th Industrial Revolution: Technological and Social Changes 1.3 From Digital Natives to Digitally Enhanced Society 1.4 Challenges of Post-information Society: An Imagination Society 1.5 Toward a Digital Maturity: Creativity as a Driving Skill References 2 The Human Dimensions: Co-evolution Between Humans and Digital Technologies 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Digitally Enhanced People: Evolving Multiple Human Components 2.3 Alteration of Modern Minds 2.4 Digital Technology, Emotion, and Behaviour 2.5 A Global Hyperconnected Community References 3 Digital Creativity Dimension: A New Domain for Creativity 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Variegate Scenario of Creativity Definitions 3.3 Evolving Creativity: From Creativity 1.0 to Creativity 4.0 3.4 The Digital Creativity Domain 3.5 Perspectives to Explore Digital Creativity References Part II Design Exploring Digital Creativity 4 Design and Digital Creativity 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Human-Centred Design Approach for Digital Creativity 4.2.1 Componential Theories of Creativity 4.3 The Factors of Creativity 4.4 The Creative Process References 5 Digitally Enhanced Humans: Positive and Negative Influences on Creativity 5.1 Introduction 5.2 New Challenges for Creativity Cognitive Processes 5.3 New Tools, Stimuli, and Creative Behaviour 5.4 New Forms of Collaboration in the Digital Space References 6 Digitally Enhanced Creativity: Augmenting Creativity Through Digital Technologies 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Digital Tech as a Co-Creator Partner 6.3 Digital Tech as Inspirational and Feeding Partner 6.4 Digital Tech as a Guide 6.5 Digital Tech as a Networker and Facilitator of Collaborative Processes References Part III Design Contribution: Tools to Observe and Empower Creativity in the Digital Age 7 Creativity 4.0 Model: A Conceptual Model to Observe Digital Creativity 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Creativity 4.0 Model. Describing the Model and Its Elements 7.3 Multiple Levels of Creativity in the Digital Age 7.4 Guidelines to Observe Digital Creativity Through the Model References 8 Creativity 4.0 Framework: A Design Framework for Creative Empowerment 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Relevance of the Framework for Design: Nature and Objectives 8.3 Creativity 4.0 Framework. Describing the Framework Structure and Its Factors 8.4 Mapping Creativity Enablers and Inhibitors in the Digital Age 8.5 Guidelines to Adopt the Framework for Creative Empowerment References 9 The Role of Design in a Transitional Era 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Reflections on the Developed Tools 9.3 Defining a Method for Empowering Human Creativity 9.4 People Transformation Towards Digital Maturity References Conclusion Reference