This document discusses digital creativity and how to foster it through low-fidelity tools. It introduces the concept of "Lillidots", a design probe kit that abstracts away technology to focus on idea generation. Participants used Lillidots to create representations of anything without limitations. The exploration found Lillidots facilitated discussion and engaged people without technical affinity by bypassing technology. It is a valuable meta-tool for actively participating in the confluence of digital and non-digital realms. Future work includes re-evaluating Lillidots with designers to include more digital artifacts and encourage creating their own materials.

1. Infusing digital
creativity in design
the low fidelity way
chi*sparks - june 23rd 2011

2. hello, my name is
Dries
Artesis University College
Dept. Design Sciences
Centre for User Experience Research (CUO)
IBBT/K.U.Leuven

3. Research presented based on insights from:
✦ PhD Research at Artesis
✦ IBBT/CUO (KULeuven)
✦ IBBT/SMIT (VUB)
✦ Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs Antwerp
ITEA2 do it yourself smart experiences
www.dyse.org

4. Digital creativity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamais_cascio/2190824476

5. Digital creativity
✦ Confluence of digital and
non-digital realms
✦ Deskilling of technology
‣ More people have access
‣ Impact on society, stays in niches

6. http://www.etsy.com

7. Digital creativity in design
✦ Two (industrial) design tracks
‣ Digital
‣ Non-Digital
✦ Potential is o en missed by not
intertwining both

8. http://www.bundl.be

9. Samsung Nexus-S

10. http://www.fitbit.com

11. “The low fidelity way”
✦ An abundance of digital creation
tools is available
‣ Certain attitude needed
‣ Certain (technical) skills needed
✦ Levels of creativity are not
supported by existing tools
‣ Need for layman introduction
‣ Need for other entry points than the
technical

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ddr/3820146422

15. Lillidots
✦ Design probe/kit
Hallo, ik ben een
✦ Abstraction of technology
✦ Focus on idea creation
Een lillidot is iets van
variabele grootte dat
zichzelf aan eender w
elk object, persoon of
‣ Slight focus on sensor based ruimte kan bevestigen
lillidot praten en hij ka
. Je kan tegen een
n ook tegen jou praten
application Een lillidot kan je alle
weten over het ding, de
s vertellen wat je wil
.
persoon of de ruimte
waaraan hij vasthangt
of die hij observeert. De
lillidot kan ook samen
werken en praten met
andere lillidots onafha
nkelijk van hun locatie.

17. Lillidots exploration
✦ 5 respondents, 5 boxes
‣ ‘Social cra ers’
‣ 4 weeks
✦ Task
‣ Create lillidots for anything
‣ No limitations

19. Lillidots conclusion
✦ Facilitates discussion
‣ Bypassing technology
‣ Creation ‘beyond the default’
✦ Valuable ‘meta tool’
‣ Engage ppl with no technical affinity
‣ Active participation in the confluence of
digital and non-digital
✦ No feeling for realism

20. Lillidots future
✦ Re-evaluation with industrial
designers
‣ Include digital artefacts in the box
‣ Encourage creation of own
material

21. dries.deroeck@artesis.be
@driesderoeck
http://driesdr.ramdac.be