Creativity in behavioural design

assessing idea characteristics using the Behavioural Design Space as creative assessment framework

Journal Article (2026)
Author(s)

Camilla Kirstine Elisabeth Bay Brix Nielsen (Technical University of Denmark (DTU))

Philip Cash (University of Northumbria)

Jaap Daalhuizen (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)

Research Group
Form and Experience
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2026.10453 Final published version
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Research Group
Form and Experience
Journal title
Proceedings of the Design Society
Volume number
6
Pages (from-to)
947-956
Event
19th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2026 (2026-05-18 - 2026-05-26), Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Abstract

To design effective behaviour changing interventions, behavioural designers need to generate ideas that combine both technical and behavioural aspects. However, little is still known about the creative output of ideation in behavioural design. Taking an exploratory approach, this study examines the creative characteristics of brainstormed behavioural design ideas using the Behavioural Design Space (BDS) as creative assessment framework. The findings show uneven distributions across all BDS parameters indicating fixation and lost creative opportunities.