Interaction Coding provides the foundation for Quantified Co-Creation.
Creative interactions often appear complex, fluid, and difficult to analyze. Coding schemes make it possible to transform these interactions into structured observations that can be systematically examined.
The goal is not to simplify creativity.
The goal is to make creative processes observable.
Interaction coding involves assigning categories to observed behaviors during creative activity.
Examples include:
proposing ideas
asking questions
evaluating suggestions
refining concepts
building upon contributions
coordinating actions
These coded events become the building blocks of quantitative analysis.
Creative sessions can be divided into interaction events.
Researchers then analyze:
event frequencies
event sequences
transitions
participation patterns
temporal trajectories
This approach allows creativity to be studied as an evolving interaction system.
Interaction coding creates a bridge between:
qualitative observation
quantitative analysis
The resulting datasets support visualization, trajectory analysis, and the construction of Sense-Making Curves.