KJ EDITOR - A CARD-HANDLING TOOL FOR CREATIVE WORK SUPPORT

KJ method, which was developed for creative thinking, uses cards for m aking a conceptual map from brainstorming. A card-handling editor for supporting the method is presented and was used for analysing requirem ents of software. The most important effect of using the editor is tha t not only the relations between the brainstormed matters but also wha t is lacking in them can be found. The editor is found to be a very us eful tool for recording the creative thinking process, and can be used afterwards for interpreting the specification which is a result of th e requirement analysis. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.