| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 工業教育研究所 === 92 === This study aims to investigate the idea generation methods of technical consultants in private consultancies as well as the contexts where their creative thinking techniques can apply. Specially, this study will analyze the following: individual idea generation methods, individual idea sorting methods, use frequency of team creative thinking techniques, applicability of team creative thinking techniques in various creative contexts, and the common methods for team idea sharing. For the purpose of this study, a questionnaire survey on idea generation methods and the applicable contexts for creative thinking techniques was conducted. A total of 315 copies of the questionnaire were issued to technical consultants meeting the requirement of this study, and 280 were completed and returned, making a return rate of 88.9%. This study has found the following:
1.Among the various idea generation methods (e.g. data search, consulting others, and self-thinking), technical consultants tended to adopt the data search method as their first priority.
2.In terms of individual and team idea sorting methods (e.g. 2-D chart, fishbone diagram, etc., totaling 16 items), the flowchart method appeared to be the most frequently used technique.
3.Of all the variety of team creative thinking techniques (e.g. itemization, SCAMPER, etc., totaling 10 items), the brainstorming technique ranked the top in terms of use frequency.
4.Under a creative context where the team members had a relatively diverse background and were more willing to engage in trial-and-error activities, and where the team operated under a democratic leadership with enthusiastic discussion generally encouraged and idea diversity expected, the most suitable team creative thinking technique appeared to be the brainstorming method, while in a creative context where the background knowledge is sufficient, both brainstorming and NGT methods were considered to be the appropriate techniques.
It is believed that the findings of this study would benefit both the research and the practice of individual and team creative thinking.
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