About this Presentation
Creativity evaluation is critical to product production. This study proposed a scientific-based approach for evaluating creativity. We proposed to determine objectively the creativity level of a comic strip by measuring the degree of diversity of links distribution of Linkography. In Linkography, each move recorded in a graph denotes a concept or idea, and a link represents a connection between two moves, producing a kind of undirected triangular graph. Linkography was originally invented for recording concepts in a collaborative design. Similar to collaborative design, key frames in an animation can be viewed as moves in Linkography. Two experiments were performed to test this approach. Several comic strips were chosen as experiment material and three experts were invited to participate in study 1. In a Linkography, average distance between cluster centers (AD) and the coefficient of variance of number of links (CV) were defined as two creativity indicators and determined by solving the five equations which represents the creativity level of five comic strips. The experiment in study 2 was conducted to verify the effectiveness of AD and CV. Comparing the results of questionnaires with the creativity as calculated by indicators AD and CV; over seventy percent of the results generated from the two methods were consistent. The results of the two studies confirm that the clustering method and the two creativity indicators, AD and CV, are feasible for evaluating the creativity level of a comic strip.
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Instructor(s)
Huey-Wen Chou
Ms Alka Wadhwa
Alka Wadhwa is an experienced consultant and process improvement expert with over 24 years of expertise in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma, and organizational performance optimization. She has successfully led projects in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, driving significant improvements such as a 67% boost in hospital operations and a 140% increase in outpatient visits.
Previously, Alka Wadhwa spent 17+ years at GE Global Research Center, where she led initiatives to enhance various GE businesses through advanced technologies, process redesign, and system optimization. Founder of Better Solutions Consulting, LLC, she specializes in using TOC, Six Sigma, and data analytics to streamline operations and build high-performance teams.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including the Empire State Award of Excellence in healthcare.
Dr Gary Wadhwa
Dr. Gary Wadhwa is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with extensive experience in the field. He completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and has served as an Attending at prestigious institutions like St. Peters Hospitals, Ellis Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital in NY. With a career spanning over two decades, he was the former CEO and President of a group specialty practice in NY from 1994 to 2015. Dr. Wadhwa holds an MBA from UT at Knoxville, TN, and has undergone additional training in System Dynamics at MIT, Health System Management at Harvard Business School, and Entrepreneurship and healthcare innovations at Columbia Business School. Committed to expanding access to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery care, he is currently engaged in a meaningful project to provide healthcare services to underserved populations in inner city and rural areas through non-profit Community Health Centers.