SIG-Design Creativity

Member Infromation

Name

Surname: Christensen

Given name: Bo Thomas

Contact (E-mail address, Web site)

E-mail: Bc.marktg[a_t]cbs.dk

Website: http://www.virksom.dk

Affiliation

Position: Associate Professor

Organization: Copenhagen Business School

Address: Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg C

Country: DENMARK

Major/Field

Creativity in Design

Research Interests

Creative processes in design: Analogy, mental simulation, incubation

Creativity perception: Perceptual fluency

Selected Publications

• Ahmed, S. & Christensen, B. T. (2009), A real-world study of analogical reasoning in novice and experienced design engineers. Journal of Mechanical Design, vol 131, pp. 32-41.
• Christensen, B. T. & Schunn, C. D. (2009), The role and impact of mental simulation in design. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23, 327-344.
• Ball, L. & Christensen, B. T. (2009), Analogical reasoning and mental simulation in design: Two strategies linked to uncertainty resolution. Design Studies, 30(2), 169-186.
• Christensen, B.T. & Schunn, C. D. (2007), The relationship of analogical distance to analogical function and pre-inventive structure: The case of engineering design. Memory & Cognition 35(1), 29-38.