Measure the Passage of Time

A derivative one-line ideation brief from Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019), adapted from the original room-based time-measurement brief in Tseng, Moss, Cagan, and Kotovsky (2008).

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_measure_passage_of_time`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `ideation`, `consumer`, `abstract`

Taxonomy

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: design-exploration
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: open
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, consumer, abstract
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 20
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement

A new way to measure the passage of time.

Prompt Profile

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	20
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources

Key	Summary
`goucher_lambert_cagan_2019`	Goucher-Lambert and Cagan (2019). Crowdsourcing inspiration: Using crowd generated inspirational stimuli to support designer ideation. Design Studies, 61, 1-29.
`tseng_moss_cagan_kotovsky_2008`	Tseng, Moss, Cagan, and Kotovsky (2008). The role of timing and analogical similarity in the stimulation of idea generation in design. Design Studies, 29(3), 203-221.

Raw Citation Records

@article{GOUCHERLAMBERT20191,
title = {Crowdsourcing inspiration: Using crowd generated inspirational stimuli to support designer ideation},
journal = {Design Studies},
volume = {61},
pages = {1-29},
year = {2019},
issn = {0142-694X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2019.01.001},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X19300018},
author = {Kosa Goucher-Lambert and Jonathan Cagan}
}

@article{TSENG2008203,
title = {The role of timing and analogical similarity in the stimulation of idea generation in design},
journal = {Design Studies},
volume = {29},
number = {3},
pages = {203-221},
year = {2008},
issn = {0142-694X},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2008.01.003},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142694X08000197},
author = {Ian Tseng and Jarrod Moss and Jonathan Cagan and Kenneth Kotovsky},
keywords = {problem solving, design cognition, creativity, conceptual design}
}