Why bad ideas are a good idea

Alan Dix; Tom Ormerod; Michael Twidale; Corina Sas; Paula Alexandra Gomes da Silva; Lorna McKnight

Why bad ideas are a good idea

Alan Dix, Tom Ormerod, Michael Twidale, Corina Sas, Paula Alexandra Gomes da Silva, Lorna McKnight

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Abstract

What would happen if we wrote an Abstract that was the exact opposite of what the paper described? This is a bad idea, but it makes us think more carefully than usual about properties of Abstracts. This paper describes BadIdeas, a collection of techniques that uses ‘bad’ or ‘silly’ ideas to inspire creativity, explore design domains and teach critical thinking in interaction design. We describe the approach, some evidence, how it is performed in practice and experience in its use.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - 2006
Event	HCIed 2006 - Ballina/Killaloe, Ireland Duration: Mar 23 2006 → Mar 24 2006

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Conference	HCIed 2006
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Ballina/Killaloe
Period	3/23/06 → 3/24/06

Keywords

Bad ideas
lateral thinking
critical thinking
creativity and innovation
design fixation

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