Creativity in Scientific Research: Multidisciplinarity Fosters Depth of Ideas Among Scientists in Electronic 'Brainwriting' Groups
| Autor: | Sophie Jeanson, Nicolas Michinov |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire de Psychologie : Cognition, Comportement, Communication (LP3C - EA1285), Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut Brestois des Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société (IBSHS), Université de Brest (UBO), Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Oeuf (STLO), AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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laboratory project
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Human Factors and Ergonomics 6-3-5 Brainwriting Ideation Creativity multidisciplinarity innovation Behavioral Neuroscience agri-food Multidisciplinary approach 0502 economics and business researcher [SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Engineering ethics Psychology 050203 business & management Applied Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Human Factors Human Factors, SAGE Publications, 2021, pp.001872082110483. ⟨10.1177/00187208211048301⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0018-7208 1547-8181 |
| Popis: | Objective The aim of this study was to examine the potential benefits of multidisciplinarity among agri-food researchers working in small groups to generate ideas to stimulate innovation in the context of a laboratory project. Background Research on the role of multidisciplinarity in scientific research teams remains limited, particularly regarding the generation of ideas to innovate in a real laboratory project, and on a task with a real challenge for innovation. Method Researchers and agri-food research staff were assigned to small groups of either multidisciplinary or unidisciplinary composition to produce ideas on a cross-cutting theme for an innovative laboratory project using an electronic “brainwriting” application. Results A greater depth in idea generation (number of ideas per category) was observed in the multidisciplinary condition than in the unidisciplinary condition. Conclusion The main benefits of this study were to experimentally examine the effects of multidisciplinarity in small scientific research groups on the production of ideas in a field study conducted on the premises of an agri-food laboratory. Application This study provides advice on how to promote innovative projects by stimulating ideation processes, which includes constructing small multidisciplinary groups and using an electronic “brainwriting” technique. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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