Opening and constraining: constraints and their role in creative processes

Authors:
Balder Onarheim;Stefan Wiltschnig
Affiliations:
Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen;Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
Venue:
DESIRE '10 Proceedings of the 1st DESIRE Network Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Requirements and constraints are important notions in framing the problem space for design processes. Linear models of creativity have difficulties in accounting for the double influence of constraints on creativity as opening and constraining simultaneously. After a review of relevant literature from the creativity, insight and design requirements literature we propose a conceptual H model. It is able to accommodate seemingly opposing findings concerning the roles of requirements/constraints on creativity in an integrative manner.