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The
product is unusual or it is infrequently seen in a universe of products made by
people with similar experience and training.
Transformational
The
product is so revolutionary that it focuses a shift in the way that reality is
perceived by it’s users, listeners, or viewers.
Germinal
The
product is likely to suggests additional, future creative products.
Resolution…the
degree to which the product fits or meets the needs of the problematic situation
Valuable
The
product is judged worthy by users, listeners,
or viewers because it fills a financial, physical, social, or psychological
need.
Logical
The product or solution follows the accepted or understood rules for the discipline.
Useful
The practical applications.
Elaboration
& Synthesis…the degree to which the product combines unlike elements into
a refined, developed, coherent whole.
The
solution is expressed in a refined, understandable way.
Complex
vs. Simple
The
product contains many elements at one or more levels vs. a product that is
basic.
Understandable
The
product is presented in a communicative, understandable manner.
Well-Crafted
The
product has been worked and reworked with care to develop it to its highest
possible level for that time.
Adapted
from: Besemer, S. P.(1980). Review and synthesis of the literature: Analysis of
creative products. Buffalo, NY: SUCB Thesis project.