Highlights•Think-aloud design exploration task conducted with AI-enabled multi-modal
search tool.•Framework developed to code search behaviors from transcription and …

Highlights•We performed a methodological review of studies into inspiration and
fixation.•We found 14 variables that have been systematically manipulated in the …

Highlights•Seven specifications of a prototy** framework are identified from the
literature.•A benchmark study of novice designers' understanding of prototy** is …

Highlights•1300+ crowd workers provided written design solutions to problems from the
literature.•Crowd responses were text-mined to extract near vs. far inspirational stimuli.•The …

Highlights•Neural activity supporting inspirational stimuli during design is tested using
fMRI.•Inspirational stimuli at varying distances were used to explore stimuli distance (near …

Highlights•Student design teams focus on the technical feasibility of concepts during the
selection process.•Creativity is rarely discussed during concept selection despite it being set …

While creativity is often seen as an indispensable quality of engineering design, individuals
often select conventional or previously successful options during the concept selection …

Several concepts and types of procedures for assessing novelty and related concepts exist
in the literature. Among them, the two approaches originally proposed by Shah and …

Abstract Concept selection is recognized as a crucial component of the design process that
largely involves informal group discussions within design teams. However, little is known …

Highlights•Creativity in engineering education is impacted by the design task being
explored.•Students discard novel ideas during concept selection for conventional …