Sticky Creativity

Chapter 1

The properties of sticky notes for collaborative creativity

An introduction

Bo T. Christensen ^a , Kim Halskov ^b , and Clemens N. Klokmose ^{b       a} Department of Marketing, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark      ^b School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Abstract

Sticky notes are closely associated with creative activity, and represent an undiscovered window into the practice of creative interaction and design cognition. Using the sticky note as a lens into human creative and designerly practices, we ask what the sticky note may tell us about creative cognition and design collaboration, and why the note is so seemingly difficult to digitally imitate. Covering the central properties ...