IdeaBulb: A Smart and Tangible User Interface for Monitoring Ideation During Creative Sessions

International audienceIn this paper, we propose a tangible user interface for the monitoring of new ideas generations (ideation phase) during creative sessions. Based on the analysis of different brainstorming, we highlight the dynamic of ideas production by different groups during ideation phase using electronic devices. We claim that this tangible user interface is designed in order to give live feedback concerning these dynamic of ideas production to the participants and the facilitator. Our work is the result of the interaction between two scientific approaches: the analysis of creative sessions and the design of tangible user interface. The result of our experiments show a creative cliff and propose a design concept for monitoring ideation phase