Abstract Business organizations often need to manage creative work. An important way of promoting creative work is to use idea generation techniques (IGTs). Numerous IGTs have been developed, and choosing from such a big pool of candidates can be demanding, which is further complicated by the elusiveness of the mechanisms of these IGTs. This study aims at developing a taxonomy for IGTs based on their underlying mechanisms of supporting ideation. First, the current literature for the classification of IGTs is reviewed. Then some related creativity theories are consulted and a new classification system is proposed based on these theories and previous studies. Eighty seven IGTs are classified according to the system. The implications for research and practice are discussed.

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迈向思想产生技术分类

摘要业务组织经常需要管理创造性的工作。促进创造性工作的一种重要方法是使用想法生成技术（IGT）。已经开发了许多IGT，并且可能需要从如此众多的候选者中进行选择，而这些IGT机制的可捉摸性使其进一步复杂化。这项研究旨在基于IGT支持想法的潜在机制来开发分类法。首先，回顾了有关IGT分类的现有文献。然后参考一些相关的创造力理论，并基于这些理论和先前的研究提出了一个新的分类系统。根据系统分类了八十七个IGT。讨论了对研究和实践的意义。