CreativeLeaf
Table of contents
- CreativeLeaf
- General Information
- i* Modelling Suitability
- 1. Does the tool allow SD modelling?
- 2. Does the tool allow SR modelling?
- 3. Does the tool allow working with SD & SR models jointly?
- 4. Does the tool allow the construction of the models graphically?
- 5. Does the tool allow the construction of the models textually?
- 6. Describe how the elements are modelled and their flexibility (i.e., the elements can be moved and reordered).
- 7. Describe how the dependency links are modelled and their flexibility (i.e., dependencies are modelled with straight lines that can not be redirected).
- 8. Does the tool allow automatic organization of the elements?
- 9. Other modelling facilities provided by the tool:
- 10. Does the tool check SD models?
- 11. Does the tool check SR models?
- 12. Other checks provided by the tool (i.e., cross validation between SD and SR models).
- 13. Does the tool allow working with two or more models at the same time?
- 14. Does the tool allow to group models in projects?
- 15. Does the tool allow working with two or more projects at the same time?
- 16. What are the other functionalities that the tool provides?
- Usability
- Maturity of the Tool
- 22. Rate the maturity of the tool from the user point of view:
- 23. Has the tool been used for any case study?
- 24. Has the tool been tested in large models?
- 25. Has the tool any drawback when working with very large models?
- 26. Which is approximately the maximum size of the model (in terms of actors and dependencies) the tool has been used for?
- Extensibility and Interoperability
- 27. Does the tool allow importing files?
- 28. Does the tool allow exporting files?
- 29. Does the tool allow importing/exporting the data through an XML format?
- 30. Is the architecture of the tool published?
- 31. Does the tool allow the addition of other elements outside the i* framework of the tool?
- 32. New functionalities can be added to the tool by means of:
- 33. Rate the maturity of the tool from for open development:
- 34. Is there any internal documentation for programmers?
General Information
Tool Name
CreativeLeafVersion
1.0Group
City University London (Horkoff & Maiden)Web page (if available)
http://creativeleaf.city.ac.uk/https://sites.google.com/site/creativitygm4re
Main Purpose of the Tool
Creative Leaf combines the benefits of creativity activities such as Hall of Fame or Creativity Triggers with systematic model thinking in one, accessible online tool. Users can draw i* models; model content is fed into digital creativity techniques, embedded directly in the tool. Generated ideas can be linked and evaluated as part of the model, used as part of a systematic process of model refinement. The output is a grounded visual representation of the creative design process.i* framework supported
Early version of iStar CoreAvailability of the tool
- ( ) For i* modelling only
- ( ) For development only
- (X) Both
Programming Language
JavaScriptPlatform Requirements
Chrome (works in other browsers but less tested)Other technology needed
noneCurrent state of the tool
Woking versions are available to try, tool will be updated.Ongoing work
- Extend creativity capability
- Increase usability
i* Modelling Suitability
1. Does the tool allow SD modelling?
Yes2. Does the tool allow SR modelling?
Yes3. Does the tool allow working with SD & SR models jointly?
YesIf so, please specify how (i.e., by means of expandable elements).
Actor boundaries can be shrunk
4. Does the tool allow the construction of the models graphically?
YesIf so, please specify how (i.e., dragging and dropping the elements into a drawing page)
See the quick instructions. https://sites.google.com/site/creativitygm4re/quickinstructions
5. Does the tool allow the construction of the models textually?
No6. Describe how the elements are modelled and their flexibility (i.e., the elements can be moved and reordered).
Moved, name change, resized7. Describe how the dependency links are modelled and their flexibility (i.e., dependencies are modelled with straight lines that can not be redirected).
Dependency links can be drawn from the palette. The link is modelled with straight line that can be curved and redirected. Curved links can also be straightened.8. Does the tool allow automatic organization of the elements?
No9. Other modelling facilities provided by the tool:
- Simple forward analysis
- Creativity techniques and idea management, creativity method
10. Does the tool check SD models?
NoIf so, please specify how (i.e., the tool checks if all the SD dependencies are assigned).
11. Does the tool check SR models?
NoIf so, please specify how (i.e., checks if the SR links are correctly stated).
12. Other checks provided by the tool (i.e., cross validation between SD and SR models).
13. Does the tool allow working with two or more models at the same time?
No14. Does the tool allow to group models in projects?
No15. Does the tool allow working with two or more projects at the same time?
No16. What are the other functionalities that the tool provides?
See above, creativityUsability
17. Rate the understandability of the user interface
- () Internal use
- () Ready for public use
- (X) Has been used publicly with little learning curve
- ( ) not in English
- ( ) writing not polished
- ( ) poor usability (colours, ...)
- ( ) others: please specify
18. Rate the quality of the user manual
- ( ) Inexistent
- ( ) Internal use
- ( ) Ready for public use
- (X) Has been used publicly, but still under improvement
- ( ) incomplete
- ( ) obsolete
- ( ) not in English
- ( ) writing not polished
- ( ) others: please specify
19. Does the tool provides i* learning facilities?
NoIf so, explain which ones (i.e., methodological guidance).
20. Does the tool provide any examples for the users?
Yes.https://sites.google.com/site/creativitygm4re/quickinstructions
https://sites.google.com/site/creativitygm4re/tutorial-videos
21. Rate the difficulty of installing the tool
Browser-based, no installationMaturity of the Tool
22. Rate the maturity of the tool from the user point of view:
- ( ) Under Development
- ( ) Prototype
- ( ) Ready for public use
- (X) Has been used publicly
- ( ) incomplete
- ( ) occasional testing
- ( ) non-exhaustive testing
- ( ) non-persistent data
- ( ) poor efficiency
- ( ) not portable
- ( ) others: please specify
23. Has the tool been used for any case study?
Many examples, no large case study yet24. Has the tool been tested in large models?
Somewhat large25. Has the tool any drawback when working with very large models?
Only the regular drawbacks with large i* models26. Which is approximately the maximum size of the model (in terms of actors and dependencies) the tool has been used for?
Extensibility and Interoperability
27. Does the tool allow importing files?
Yesjson files only
28. Does the tool allow exporting files?
Yesjson, svg and soon png
29. Does the tool allow importing/exporting the data through an XML format?
JSON30. Is the architecture of the tool published?
NoIf so, where?
31. Does the tool allow the addition of other elements outside the i* framework of the tool?
Could be added to the code32. New functionalities can be added to the tool by means of:
expanding javascript33. Rate the maturity of the tool from for open development:
- ( ) Under Development
- ( ) Prototype
- ( ) Ready for public development use
- (X) Has been used for public development
- ( ) incomplete code
- ( ) no help provided
- ( ) non-persistent data
- ( ) non-exhaustive testing
- ( ) poor efficiency
- ( ) not portable
- ( ) no development installation facilities provided
- ( ) others: please specify