E.L. Santanen
Bucknell University
18 Papers
171 Citations
E.L. Santanen is an academic researcher from Bucknell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brainstorming & Creativity. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 18 publications. Previous affiliations of E.L. Santanen include University of Arizona.
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Papers
Identifying Quality, Novel, and Creative Ideas: Constructs and Scales for Idea Evaluation
TL;DR: A method for evaluating ideas with regard to four dimensions—novelty, workability, relevance, and specificity—and has identified two measurable sub-dimensions for each of the four main dimensions is described.
Causal Relationships in Creative Problem Solving: Comparing Facilitation Interventions for Ideation
TL;DR: The cognitive network model (CNM) is presented as a causal model of the cognitive mechanisms that give rise to creative solutions in the human mind to explain why creativity prescriptions work as they do and provide a basis for deriving new techniques to further enhance creativity.
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The cognitive network model of creativity: a new causal model of creativity and a new brainstorming technique
E.L. Santanen,Robert O. Briggs,G.-J. de Vreede +2 more
- 04 Jan 2000
TL;DR: The Cognitive Network Model is proposed, a causal model of creative solution generation for problem solving domains that is grounded in mechanisms of human cognition which are hypothesized to exist within all individuals, regardless of their intelligence level, socio-economic status, or other variable, personal attributes.
Creative approaches to measuring creativity: comparing the effectiveness of four divergence thinkLets
E.L. Santanen,G.-J. de Vreede +1 more
- 05 Jan 2004
TL;DR: A variety of ways in which the effectiveness of four divergence thinkLets used to aid creative solution generation in a group support system environment can be measured and compared are presented.
Participant-driven GSS: Quality of Brainstorming and Allocation of Participant Resources
Joel H. Helquist,E.L. Santanen,J. Kruse +2 more
- 03 Jan 2007
TL;DR: Results indicate that brainstorming quality does decrease over the duration of the brainstorming session, and the number of off-topic and non-solution brainstorming output increases significantly over time.