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Distant and Local Knowledge: Investigating the Effect of Changing Interest in Knowledge Generation

2023 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Feiter, Tim; Resch, Christian; Kock, Alexander

Abstract: This study examines how changes between drawing inspiration from distant knowle ... Expand

Abstract: This study examines how changes between drawing inspiration from distant knowledge and focusing on local knowledge affect contributions in online communities. The research compares two theoretical frameworks for understanding knowledge generation: The tension-based view highlights the tensional perspective of initially engaging with distant knowledge before narrowing the focus to specific domains to foster creative behavior. Conversely, the foundational view posits that creative behavior requires local expertise before it is combined with insights from distant knowledge domains. We collected data from 15 Q&A forums hosted by Stack Exchange and used natural language processing to analyze users' contributions and changes in interest. Our findings suggest that both theories explain knowledge generation. Individuals need to engage with more distant knowledge over time but also streamline their interests between local and distant knowledge domains to generate more valuable and novel contributions. The study enriches understanding of knowledge generation in online communities and offers insights into how to support creative individuals. Collapse

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Topics: online community social network open innovation innovation management database system

Methods: BERT natural language processing transformer model archival research linear regression analysis

Theories: creativity theory
Learning to Be Creative: A Mutually Exciting Spatiotemporal Point Process Model for Idea Generation in Open Innovation
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2021 | Information Systems Research | Citations: 5
Authors: Aggarwal, Vipul; Hwang, Elina H.; Tan, Yong

Abstract: This study investigates the creative idea generation process in an open innovati ... Expand

Abstract: This study investigates the creative idea generation process in an open innovation platform. The idea generation process is simultaneously influenced by multiple activities: knowledge acquisition from participants’ interactions with each other’s ideas, deliberate practice through persistent participation, and learning through failures. Due to the dynamic interplay across these activities, it is challenging to identify each activity’s influence on creative ideation outcomes using reduced-form regression analysis. To overcome these challenges, we employ a comprehensive empirical framework, the mutually exciting spatiotemporal point process model with unobserved heterogeneity, which endogenizes the occurrences of these activities in continuous time and allows for user-dependent effects. By utilizing the activity stream data of 13,028 participants from 2010 to 2016 in an open innovation platform, we uncovered synergistic effects of these activities on creative outcomes. We find that knowledge acquired through interaction with others (i.e., stimulus ideas) plays a vital role in the creative ideation process, but their effect is more nuanced than what we have known so far. In contrast to the prior belief that distant analogies, stimulus ideas outside of a problem domain, spur creativity, we find that distant analogies lead to failures. Yet, we further find that such failures are indispensable to the creative ideation process because failures motivate idea generators (1) to acquire more knowledge by increasing their future interactions with other participants’ ideas (learning from others), and (2) to persist in generating ideas that lead to improvements in their ability to apply the acquired knowledge and to identify innovation tasks that are relevant to their stock of acquired knowledge (learning by doing). Our results indicate that failures are a stronger driver of the learning activities than successes. Based on our findings, we offer insights on how to cultivate creativity in an open innovation setting. Collapse

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Topics: knowledge acquisition idea generation open innovation innovation management logistics management

Methods: business process modeling data transformation computational algorithm stochastic model regression analysis method

Theories: creativity theory
Empower Audience Creativity Using Multi-Modal Video Analytics: Evidence from TED Talks

2021 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Wang, Wen; Li, Beibei

Abstract: Digital ideasharing platforms (e.g., TED talks) provide rich, novel, and a vari ... Expand

Abstract: Digital ideasharing platforms (e.g., TED talks) provide rich, novel, and a variety of un structured content (e.g., videos, audios, and texts) that can greatly shape people's opin ions, creativity, and lives. In this study, we investigated how well can "influential videos" help spread ideas and empower innovation. We explored what aspects of the content gen eration process mostly contribute to creative outcomes. Drawing from communication theory, ideas are partitioned into idea content and idea delivery. Combined with creativ ity and communication theory, we learned the idea content creativity and idea delivery using the NLP algorithm (i.e., RoBERTa) and the proposed VisualAudio Multimodal Fu sion Model. Extensive empirical analysis shows creative talk ideas convey deep thoughts, trigger increased audience's openmindedness and curiosity, and further facilitate audi ence creativity. Besides, speakers with great immediacy can build links and connections with the audience, and facilitate the audience's creativity, while dominating speakers fa cilitate persuasiveness and obedience but hurt audience creativity. Collapse

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Topics: digital platform YouTube social media artificial intelligence Facebook

Methods: RoBERTa natural language processing computational algorithm BERT word embedding

Theories: communication theory creativity theory
The Creativity Model of Age and Innovation with IT: How to Counteract the Effects of Age Stereotyping on User Innovation

2019 | HICSS | Citations: 0
Authors: Tams, Stefan; Dulipovici, Alina

Abstract: Older users shy away from the post-adoptive use of information technologies much ... Expand

Abstract: Older users shy away from the post-adoptive use of information technologies much more often than their younger counterparts. This situation is alarming given that the workforce is aging rapidly and that organizational technologies are proliferating at the same time. Yet there is no clear explanation for older users’ lower post-adoptive use, which limits practitioners’ understanding of what can be done to assist them. This lack of understanding is especially problematic vis-à-vis user innovation. Successful firms like Microsoft, 3M, or Nike encourage their employees to innovate with IT in order to realize the full potential of their existing IT infrastructure. Thus the present paper advances the creativity model of age and innovation with IT. This model indicates that age differences in user innovation are accounted for by negative age stereotypes and their impacts on creative IT self-efficacy. The model further proposes that the indirect effect of age through creative IT self-efficacy on user innovation can be lessened by contextual factors, namely job control, IT support, and user enjoyment. The paper offers much-needed implications both for managers and for systems designers. Collapse

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Topics: innovation management self efficacy system support information system use intrinsic motivation

Methods: survey theory development statistical hypothesis test

Theories: creativity theory
A Wikipedia-based Method to Support Creative Idea Generation: The Role of Stimulus Relatedness
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2019 | Journal of Management Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Wang, Kai; Nickerson, Jeffrey V.

Abstract: Providing stimuli may facilitate idea generation. Creativity theories often sugg ... Expand

Abstract: Providing stimuli may facilitate idea generation. Creativity theories often suggest that stimuli unrelated to the problem task will improve creativity, but empirical studies have yielded inconsistent results. We propose a Wikipedia-based approach that is able to identify stimuli at different levels of relatedness. Specifically, we use hypertext links in two sections of the Wikipedia article of a focal concept to identify closely related concepts. Repeating this procedure leads to increasingly remote concepts. Using this approach to obtain stimulus concepts, we examine the effect of stimulus relatedness on idea generation. Our results show that stimulus relatedness is positively related to idea quantity and idea usefulness. While creativity theories often suggest using unrelated stimuli to promote idea novelty, results of this experimental study indicate that remotely related stimuli, not unrelated stimuli, tend to improve idea novelty. Because Wikipedia covers knowledge in almost all disciplines, our Wikipedia-based approach can be used to discover appropriate stimuli and thereby support creative work in most domains of knowledge. Collapse

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Topics: Wikipedia mobile application idea generation intrinsic motivation hypertext

Methods: experiment parametric test Student's t-test regression analysis method one-way ANOVA

Theories: cognitive theory creativity theory
Employee Learning from Failure: A Team-as-Resource Perspective
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2019 | Organization Science | Citations: 0
Authors: Wilhelm, Hendrik; Richter, Andreas W.; Semrau, Thorsten

Abstract: Whether, and to what extent, employees learn from their failure experiences rema ... Expand

Abstract: Whether, and to what extent, employees learn from their failure experiences remains an unresolved issue for practitioners and scholars alike. On the one hand, failure provides individuals with opportunities for learning, whereas on the other hand, failure can also trigger defensive reactions that stifle learning. The present study expands experiential learning theories by incorporating the social context, thus offering a more comprehensive understanding of employee learning from failure. Specifically, we propose that team contexts that are psychologically safe and exhibit a well-developed transactive memory system provide important socioemotional and informational resources, enabling individual employees to seize the learning opportunities inherent in failure. Analysis of archival data on individual failure and subsequent performance in the domain of workplace creativity from 218 employees working in 42 teams supports our hypotheses. Employees are more likely to learn from their failure experiences if they work in teams with medium-to-high levels of psychological safety. Under these conditions, individual learning from failure is further stimulated by a well-developed transactive memory system. Our results also demonstrate the behavioral pathway linking failure experiences to subsequent outcomes. Interview data from 28 employees further illustrate the processes underlying these findings. Collapse

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Topics: individual productivity organizational context anonymity individual characteristic team productivity

Methods: qualitative interview descriptive statistic archival research survey statistical hypothesis test

Theories: experiential learning theory creativity theory social cognitive theory social sciences theory motivation theory
A conceptual framework of information systems for organizational creativity support. lessons from empirical investigations
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2018 | Information Systems Management | Citations: 3
Authors: Olszak, Celina M.; Kisielnicki, Jerzy

Abstract: Based on a review of the subject literature, a conceptual framework of informati ... Expand

Abstract: Based on a review of the subject literature, a conceptual framework of information systems for organizational creativity support is proposed. The most important elements in creating such a system are identified and described. Finally, the results of a survey conducted in twenty-five organizations are used to better understand the most important elements and factors determining the development of information systems for organizational creativity support. Collapse

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Topics: organizational culture database system competitive advantage innovation management entrepreneurship

Methods: survey qualitative interview literature study personal interview literature sample

Theories: creativity theory
The Effects of IT-Enabled Cognitive Stimulation Tools on Creative Problem Solving: A Dual Pathway to Creativity
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2016 | Journal of Management Information Systems | Citations: 0
Authors: Althuizen, Niek; Reichel, Astrid

Abstract: We investigate the effectiveness of three types of IT-enabled cognitive stimulat ... Expand

Abstract: We investigate the effectiveness of three types of IT-enabled cognitive stimulation tools for enhancing creative problem solving: mind mappers, process guides, and stimuli providers. Based on the dual pathway to creativity models, the authors examine the extent to which these tools are capable of stimulating individuals to explore their knowledge base more deeply (i.e., the persistence pathway) and more broadly (i.e., the flexibility pathway) and, hence, help to produce more novel ideas. In a laboratory study with business students, they find that, as compared to unaided individuals, IT-enabled stimuli providers enhance individual creativity more than process guides and mind mappers. As for the underlying creative process, stimuli providers push individuals to explore their knowledge base more deeply and more broadly, leading to more novel but, unexpectedly, also more useful ideas. The reported findings may facilitate the development of creativity support systems and their assignment to individuals and tasks. Collapse

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Topics: intrinsic motivation knowledge base problem solving marketing management perceived usefulness

Methods: regression analysis method mediation analysis experiment survey descriptive statistic

Theories: creativity theory Myers–Briggs type indicator big five model
Process innovation as creative problem solving: An experimental study of textual descriptions and diagrams
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2016 | Information & Management | Citations: 20
Authors: Figl, Kathrin; Recker, Jan

Abstract: The use of process models to support business analysts’ idea-generation tasks ha ... Expand

Abstract: The use of process models to support business analysts’ idea-generation tasks has been a long-standing topic of interest in process improvement. We examine how two types of representations of organizational processes – textual and diagrammatic – assist analysts in developing innovative solutions to process-redesign tasks. The results of our study clarify the types of process-redesign ideas generated by analysts who work with text versus those who work with models. We find that the volume and originality of process-redesign ideas do not differ significantly but that appropriateness of ideas varies. We discuss the implications of these findings for research and practice in process improvement. Collapse

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Topics: business process redesign business process management problem solving innovation management business process innovation

Methods: business process modeling experiment longitudinal research experimental group descriptive statistic

Theories: creativity theory representation theory
Toward an Ecology Theory of Creativity in IT Products: A Study of Mobile Device Industry

2016 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 10
Authors: Wang, Ping; Lee, Myeong; Meng, Xu; Butler, Brian

Abstract: In a creative process, divergent thinking needs to be stimulated to generate nov ... Expand

Abstract: In a creative process, divergent thinking needs to be stimulated to generate novel ideas; yet these ideas must be synthesized to produce something valuable. Hence to foster creativity in developing IT products, creators need to manage the tension between novelty and value. Since the forces affecting the novelty-value tension often exist outside a creator's group or organization, we apply organizational ecology theory to propose an industry-level, ecological model for understanding the novelty of IT products. Analyzing data on 2,903 mobile devices developed by 156 firms worldwide over a tenyear period, we found that legitimation of the products in a market niche and competition between market niches enhanced product novelty. However, not all kinds of competition stimulated novelty. Competition within each niche hampered novelty. This ecological perspective contributes to creative IT/IS research and has the potential to bridge studies of creativity and digital innovation. Collapse

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Topics: mobile system smartphone tablet feature phone high-performance computing

Methods: cluster analysis regression analysis method mathematical model hierarchical linear modeling Compustat

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Distant and Local Knowledge: Investigating the Effect of Changing Interest in Knowledge Generation

Learning to Be Creative: A Mutually Exciting Spatiotemporal Point Process Model for Idea Generation in Open Innovation

Empower Audience Creativity Using Multi-Modal Video Analytics: Evidence from TED Talks

The Creativity Model of Age and Innovation with IT: How to Counteract the Effects of Age Stereotyping on User Innovation

A Wikipedia-based Method to Support Creative Idea Generation: The Role of Stimulus Relatedness

Employee Learning from Failure: A Team-as-Resource Perspective

A conceptual framework of information systems for organizational creativity support. lessons from empirical investigations

The Effects of IT-Enabled Cognitive Stimulation Tools on Creative Problem Solving: A Dual Pathway to Creativity

Process innovation as creative problem solving: An experimental study of textual descriptions and diagrams

Toward an Ecology Theory of Creativity in IT Products: A Study of Mobile Device Industry