7 papers
FlexMind: Supporting Deeper Creative Thinking with LLMs
Yaqing Yang, Vikram Mohanty, Yan-Ying Chen +3
Effective ideation requires both broad exploration of diverse ideas and deep evaluation of their potential. Generative AI can support such processes, but current tools typically em…
Scaffolding Flexible Ideation Workflows with AI in Creative Problem-Solving
Yaqing Yang, Vikram Mohanty, Nikolas Martelaro +3
Divergent thinking in the ideation stage of creative problem-solving demands that individuals explore a broad design space. Yet this exploration rarely follows a neat, linear seque…
Understanding, Protecting, and Augmenting Human Cognition with Generative AI: A Synthesis of the CHI 2025 Tools for Thought Workshop
Lev Tankelevitch, Elena L. Glassman, Jessica He +7
Generative AI (GenAI) radically expands the scope and capability of automation for work, education, and everyday tasks, a transformation posing both risks and opportunities for hum…
From Overload to Insight: Scaffolding Creative Ideation through Structuring Inspiration
Yaqing Yang, Vikram Mohanty, Nikolas Martelaro +3
Creative ideation relies on exploring diverse stimuli, but the overwhelming abundance of information often makes it difficult to identify valuable insights or reach the `aha' momen…
BioSpark: Beyond Analogical Inspiration to LLM-augmented Transfer
Hyeonsu Kang, David Chuan-en Lin, Yan-Ying Chen +3
We present BioSpark, a system for analogical innovation designed to act as a creativity partner in reducing the cognitive effort in finding, mapping, and creatively adapting divers…
Inkspire: Supporting Design Exploration with Generative AI through Analogical Sketching
David Chuan-En Lin, Hyeonsu B. Kang, Nikolas Martelaro +3
With recent advancements in the capabilities of Text-to-Image (T2I) AI models, product designers have begun experimenting with them in their work. However, T2I models struggle to i…