Similarity and emergence in conceptual combination

By M. J. Wilkenfeld, Thomas B. Ward. 2001

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A different perspective: The multiple effects of deep level diversity on group creativity (2013, background): “Combining ideas therefore creates something new, which is divergent (Finke et al., 1992; Wilkenfeld & Ward, 2001), but also involves exploring the attributes of the component ideas and recognizing similarity between them,which are convergent (Cropley, 2006; Kohn et al., 2011).”
Framing Creative Work: Helping Novices Frame Better Problems through Interactive Scaffolding (2021, background): “Whereas being able to see all of the components at once might foster creative combination [61]—where designer draw creative connections between elements.”
Cognition, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (2004, background): “Likewise, Wilkenfeld and Ward (2001) had people interpret novel noun–noun combinations and found that dissimilar combinations (e.g., motorcycle carpet) led to more emergent properties than did similar combinations (e.g., sled ski).”
The Emergence of Novel Attributes in Concept Modification (2002, methodology): “Several studies have demonstrated this creative emergence of novel features in concept combination (Finke, Ward, & Smith, 1992; Hampton, 1997; Ward, Smith, & Vaid, 1997; Wilkenfeld & Ward, 2001 ).”