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FlexMind: Supporting deeper creative thinking with LLMs

Yaqing Yang

Computer science - human-computer interaction

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Effective ideation requires both broad exploration of diverse ideas and deep evaluation of their potential. Generative AI can support such processes, but current tools typically emphasize either generating many ideas or supporting in-depth consideration of a few, lacking support for both. Research also highlights risks of over-reliance on LLMs, including shallow exploration and negative creative outcomes. We present FlexMind, an AI-augmented system that scaffolds iterative exploration of ideas,

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Paper ID: 88916a75-1430-43d9-b21a-1568f6abbcfaAdded: 10/26/2025