Abstract
Within design research, several studies have looked at Artificial Intelligence as a tool to help ideation processes. However, the potential of using Artificial Intelligence to support a specific characteristic of the design process, namely the interplay between divergent and convergent thinking, remains underexplored. Aiming to address this gap, this paper examines how 136 students interacted with Artificial Intelligence on the occasion of two courses run by the authors in a prominent European design school.
Keywords
speculative design, convergent and divergent thinking, design research, artificial intelligence
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.197
Citation
Simeone, L., Mantelli, R., and Adamo, A. (2022) Pushing divergence and promoting convergence in a speculative design process: Considerations on the role of AI as a co-creation partner, in Lockton, D., Lenzi, S., Hekkert, P., Oak, A., Sádaba, J., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.197
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Pushing divergence and promoting convergence in a speculative design process: Considerations on the role of AI as a co-creation partner
Within design research, several studies have looked at Artificial Intelligence as a tool to help ideation processes. However, the potential of using Artificial Intelligence to support a specific characteristic of the design process, namely the interplay between divergent and convergent thinking, remains underexplored. Aiming to address this gap, this paper examines how 136 students interacted with Artificial Intelligence on the occasion of two courses run by the authors in a prominent European design school.