Interaction Dynamics refers to the patterns and processes through which interactions unfold over time.
Every creative process consists of countless interactions: questions, responses, experiments, discoveries, revisions, agreements, disagreements, and unexpected events. These interactions form trajectories that influence the emergence of creative outcomes.
Creative Sense-Making treats interaction as the primary unit of analysis.
Rather than focusing solely on ideas or products, the framework examines how interactions evolve and how those evolving interactions shape creativity.
Exploration
Participants search, experiment, diverge, and generate possibilities.
Coordination
Participants align perspectives, establish shared understanding, and stabilize emerging ideas.
Transition
Creative processes frequently move between exploration and coordination as participants navigate uncertainty.
Transformation
Novel ideas emerge when interactions reorganize existing understandings and create new possibilities.
Interaction dynamics provide a way to understand:
Creative collaboration
Human-AI partnerships
Innovation processes
Design activities
Learning environments
Team creativity
By analyzing interactions rather than only outcomes, researchers can better understand how creativity emerges and evolves through time.