COMPUTERS AND CREATIVITY SUPPORT - KNOWLEDGE, VISUALIZATION AND COLLABORATION

This paper is concerned with research into creativity and how it might inform our understanding of knowledge-based computer support. Aspects of creativity research are explored and two case studies by the autho r are described. The implications of knowledge-intensive work includin g visualisation and collaboration for computer support are discussed. Finally, future research directions that combine the aims, objectives and techniques of both the artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction communities are outlined. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.