Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking

Victoria Badura; Aaron S. Read; Robert O. Briggs; Gert Jan De Vreede

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-04216-4_7

Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking

Victoria Badura, Aaron S. Read, Robert O. Briggs, Gert Jan De Vreede

School of Interdisciplinary Informatics

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Abstract

Organizations must enlist the efforts of groups to solve important problems. Six patterns of collaboration describe group behavior as they work towards solutions. The convergence patterns of collaboration- reduce and clarify are key in helping a group focus effort on issues that are worthy of further attention. These group behaviors have not been extensively studied in the literature. In the current study, we further this research effort by exploring and characterizing the effects of a fast focus intervention on an ideation artifact. Researchers conducted an observational case study of executives addressing a real task within a large organization. Analysis of the problem statements generated during a problem identification and clarification session revealed several implications about convergence activities. The FastFocus thinkLet was found to reduce the number of concepts from 246 down to 30, a reduction of 76%. Ambiguity was reduced from 45% in the ideation artifact to 3% in the converged artifact. A serendipitous event in the field allowed researchers a window into comprehensiveness, showing that the FastFocus thinkLet may not contribute to comprehensiveness as much as was previously thought. Finally implications for brainstorming instructions were identified that may contribute to reduced ambiguity in ideation artifacts.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Groupware
Subtitle of host publication	Design, Implementation, and Use - 15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009, Proceedings
Pages	79-93
Number of pages	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04216-4_7
State	Published - 2009
Event	15th International Workshop of Groupware, CRIWG 2009 - Peso da Regua, Douro, Portugal Duration: Sep 13 2009 → Sep 17 2009

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	5784 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	15th International Workshop of Groupware, CRIWG 2009
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Peso da Regua, Douro
Period	9/13/09 → 9/17/09

Keywords

Collaboration
Convergence
Group Support Systems
Information Overload

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Badura, V., Read, A. S., Briggs, R. O., & De Vreede, G. J. (2009). Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking. In Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use - 15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009, Proceedings (pp. 79-93). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 5784 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04216-4_7

Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking. / Badura, Victoria; Read, Aaron S.; Briggs, Robert O. et al.
Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use - 15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009, Proceedings. 2009. p. 79-93 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 5784 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Badura, V, Read, AS, Briggs, RO & De Vreede, GJ 2009, Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking. in Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use - 15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 5784 LNCS, pp. 79-93, 15th International Workshop of Groupware, CRIWG 2009, Peso da Regua, Douro, Portugal, 9/13/09. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04216-4_7

Badura V, Read AS, Briggs RO, De Vreede GJ. Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking. In Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use - 15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009, Proceedings. 2009. p. 79-93. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-04216-4_7

Badura, Victoria ; Read, Aaron S. ; Briggs, Robert O. et al. / Exploring the effects of a convergence intervention on the artifacts of an ideation activity during sensemaking. Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use - 15th International Workshop, CRIWG 2009, Proceedings. 2009. pp. 79-93 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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