EVALUATION AND APPLICATION OF CREATIVITY COLLABORATION SUPPORT SYSTEM GUNGEN DX II FOR CONSENSUS-BUILDING AMONG USERS

Tomohiro Shigenobu (), Takashi Yoshino () and Jun Munemori ()
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Tomohiro Shigenobu: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 3-5 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0289, Japan
Takashi Yoshino: Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
Jun Munemori: Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan

International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), 2007, vol. 06, issue 03, 475-490

Abstract: We have developed a creativity collaboration support system, called GUNGEN, which supports the KJ method. The KJ method is one of the popular idea generation methods in Japan, like brainstorming. This method consists of four steps: entering ideas, grouping ideas, structuring groups, and writing composition. We have used about one hundred idea labels in the experiments. Several hundred labels are optimal to improve the results of the KJ method. However, long time is necessary to group more labels. Therefore, we have developed GUNGEN DX II for several hundred labels. GUNGEN DX II has a special function to group labels easily and efficiently. The feature for grouping labels is to restrict time and to operate easily. The function generates islands from the common parts of each user's groups automatically by majority decision. We have carried out the KJ method and compared it with the previous system. Even if the number of labels increased, the time required to group labels decreased by about 30%.

Keywords: Creativity collaboration groupware; KJ method; grouping method; consensus among users; automatic arrangement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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