Structured-Analogy-Consultants-LLC

Published Research and Conference Presentations

Analogy - Applied

Sifonis, C.M. & Chen, F.H.K. (2006, October), Process innovation through novel analogical ideation approaches. Talk presented at The 12th Annual Innovation Immersion Conference, San Diego, CA

Sifonis, C.M., Chen F.H.K. & Zarb, J. (2006, May), Cross domain analogical analysis increases the creativity of work-team generated novel processes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Sifonis, C.M., Chernoff, A. & Kolpasky, K. (2006, March), The innovation pipeline: Analogy as a tool for communicating about innovation. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management , 3, #1, pp. 1-19.

Sifonis, C.M. & Chen, F.H.K. & Bommarito, D. (2005, July), The effects of selective mapping between complex domains on creativity in a generation task. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Stresa, Italy.

Sifonis, C.M. (2004, November), The effect of domain information on the structured use of analogy for enhancing innovation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

Sifonis, C.M. (2003, December), Analogical reasoning and its application to the business process. GM Contractor Report, Warren, MI.

Sifonis, C.M., Chen, F.H.K. & Bommarito, D. (2003, August), Analogy as a tool to enhance innovative problem solving. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Boston, MA.

Chen, F.H.K., Bommarito, D. & Sifonis, C.M. (2003, September), Business process innovation through analogical reasoning. Paper presented at the annual Innovation Convergence meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Analogy - Basic Processes

Sifonis, C.M. (2003, November), The effect of conceptual distance on analogical problem solving. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society,Vancouver, BC

Creativity - Effects of Examples

Sifonis, C.M., Ward, T.B. & Gentner. D.(2002, November), The effect of multiple examples on mapping in a generation task. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Kansas City, MO.

Sifonis, C.M. (2002, May), The effect of multiple examples on a creative generation task. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sifonis, C.M., Ward, T.B., Gentner, D. & Houska, M.(1997, August), Relation versus object mapping in creative generation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, San Francisco, CA.

Creativity - Effects of Existing Knowledge

Ward, T.B., Patterson, M.J. & Sifonis, C.M. (2004), The role of specificity and abstraction in creative idea generation. Creativity Research Journal, 16, 1-9.

Ward, T.B., Patterson, M.J., Sifonis, C.M., Dodds, R. & Saunders, K.(2002), The role of graded category structure in imaginative thought. Memory & Cognition, 30, 199-216.

Ward, T.B., Dodds, R., Saunders, K. & Sifonis, C.M. (2000), Attribute centrality and imaginative thought. Memory & Cognition, 28, 1387-1397.

Ward, T.B., Sifonis, C.M., Saunders, K., Dodds, R. & Wilkenfeld, M. J. (1998, November), Primed access to category exemplars in creative generation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Dallas, TX.

Ward, T.B. & Sifonis, C.M. (1997), Task demands and generative thinking: What changes and what remains the same? Journal of Creative Behavior, 31, 245-259.

Ward, T.B., Sifonis, C.M. & Wilkenfeld, M.J.(1996, November), Graded category structure and generative thinking: The humans and hammers effects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

Ward, T.B., Sifonis, C.M. & Wilkenfeld, M.J.(1995, November), Knowledge structures and emergence in creative tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Los Angeles, CA.

Ward, T.B. & Sifonis, C.M. (1994, November), What’s old about new ideas: A look at the use of knowledge structures in the creative process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St Louis, MS.

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Analogy - Applied

Sifonis, C.M. & Chen, F.H.K. (2006, October), Process innovation through novel analogical ideation approaches. Talk presented at The 12th Annual Innovation Immersion Conference, San Diego, CA

Sifonis, C.M., Chen F.H.K. & Zarb, J. (2006, May), Cross domain analogical analysis increases the creativity of work-team generated novel processes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.

Sifonis, C.M., Chernoff, A. & Kolpasky, K. (2006, March), The innovation pipeline: Analogy as a tool for communicating about innovation. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management , 3, #1, pp. 1-19.

Sifonis, C.M. & Chen, F.H.K. & Bommarito, D. (2005, July), The effects of selective mapping between complex domains on creativity in a generation task. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Stresa, Italy.

Sifonis, C.M. (2004, November), The effect of domain information on the structured use of analogy for enhancing innovation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.

Sifonis, C.M. (2003, December), Analogical reasoning and its application to the business process. GM Contractor Report, Warren, MI.

Sifonis, C.M., Chen, F.H.K. & Bommarito, D. (2003, August), Analogy as a tool to enhance innovative problem solving. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Boston, MA.

Chen, F.H.K., Bommarito, D. & Sifonis, C.M. (2003, September), Business process innovation through analogical reasoning. Paper presented at the annual Innovation Convergence meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Analogy - Basic Processes

Sifonis, C.M. (2003, November), The effect of conceptual distance on analogical problem solving. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society,Vancouver, BC

Creativity - Effects of Examples

Sifonis, C.M., Ward, T.B. & Gentner. D.(2002, November), The effect of multiple examples on mapping in a generation task. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Kansas City, MO.

Sifonis, C.M. (2002, May), The effect of multiple examples on a creative generation task. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sifonis, C.M., Ward, T.B., Gentner, D. & Houska, M.(1997, August), Relation versus object mapping in creative generation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, San Francisco, CA.

Creativity - Effects of Existing Knowledge

Ward, T.B., Patterson, M.J. & Sifonis, C.M. (2004), The role of specificity and abstraction in creative idea generation. Creativity Research Journal, 16, 1-9.

Ward, T.B., Patterson, M.J., Sifonis, C.M., Dodds, R. & Saunders, K.(2002), The role of graded category structure in imaginative thought. Memory & Cognition, 30, 199-216.

Ward, T.B., Dodds, R., Saunders, K. & Sifonis, C.M. (2000), Attribute centrality and imaginative thought. Memory & Cognition, 28, 1387-1397.

Ward, T.B., Sifonis, C.M., Saunders, K., Dodds, R. & Wilkenfeld, M. J. (1998, November), Primed access to category exemplars in creative generation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Dallas, TX.

Ward, T.B. & Sifonis, C.M. (1997), Task demands and generative thinking: What changes and what remains the same? Journal of Creative Behavior, 31, 245-259.

Ward, T.B., Sifonis, C.M. & Wilkenfeld, M.J.(1996, November), Graded category structure and generative thinking: The humans and hammers effects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.

Ward, T.B., Sifonis, C.M. & Wilkenfeld, M.J.(1995, November), Knowledge structures and emergence in creative tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Los Angeles, CA.

Ward, T.B. & Sifonis, C.M. (1994, November), What’s old about new ideas: A look at the use of knowledge structures in the creative process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St Louis, MS.