Sticky Creativity: Post-it® Note Cognition, Computers, and Design

Sticky Creativity: Post-It® Note Cognition, Computers, and Design presents the interesting history of sticky notes and how they have become the most commonly used design material in brainstorming, business model generation, and design thinking. The book brings together researchers from psychology, computer science and design in order to understand why and how sticky notes are used, why they work well, and whether sticky notes are replaceable or improvable by a digital counterpart. The book covers psychology, computers and design respectively. From a psychological perspective, cognitive and socio-cognitive theories are used to explain the functions sticky notes serve in idea generation and creative collaboration.

Following sections present the findings from three very different computerized instantiations of sticky notes and discuss the challenges and opportunities that arise when trying to digitize sticky notes.

Highlights the benefits of sticky notes in idea generation and creative collaborationExplores the use of sticky notes in a variety of creative, design professional and educational settingsIncludes research perspectives from cognitive psychology, computer science and design studies

1. The Properties of Sticky Notes for Collaborative Creativity: An Introduction 2. How Sticky Notes Support Cognitive and Socio-Cognitive Processes in the Generation and Exploration of Creative Ideas 3. How do Initial Ideas Evolve into Final Ones? Exploring the Cognitive Size, Structure and Life of Ideas Using Sticky Notes 4. Sticky Ideas: A Qualitative Study of Idea Ownership During Brainstorming Sessions 5. Digitizing Sticky Notes 6. Physical Meets Digital: Blending Reality and Computational Power with Digital Sticky Notes 7. A Study of a Digital Sticky Note Design Environment 8. Off the Wall: Creative Use of Post-It Notes in Artistic Practice 9. A Framework for Sticky Note Information Management 10. Designing with Sticky Notes