publications
Dr. Susan Besemer has published, alone and with coauthors, the following articles and reference works on Creative Product Analysis, and product design creativity:
Besemer, S. (2010) ‘Review of Fostering Creativity by Arthur and David Cropley’, Creativity Research Journal, 22:2, 236-237.
O’Quin, K. & Besemer, S. P. (in press). ”Creative Products,” in M. A. Runco & S. Prizker (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Creativity, London: Elsevier.
O’Quin, K & Besemer, S. P. (2006). “Using the creative product semantic scale as a metric for results-oriented business,” Creativity and Innovation Management 15:1, p. 31-41.
Besemer, S. P. (2006). Creating products in the age of design. Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press. order from
Besemer, S. (2006). Tarz Cağinda Ürünler Yaratma. Istanbul, Turkey: Morpa Kültür Yayinlari.order from
Besemer, S. P. (2000). “To Buy or Not to Buy: Predicting the Willingness to Buy from Creative Product Variables.” Korean Journal of Thinking & Problem Solving 10:2, p. 5-18.
Besemer, S. P. (2000). “Creative Product Analysis to Foster Innovation.” Design Management Journal 11:3, p. 59-64. available online
Besemer, S. P. & O’Quin, K. (1999). ”Confirming the three-factor Creative Product Analysis Matrix model in an American sample.” Creativity Research Journal 12:4, p.287-296.
Besemer, S. P. (1998). “Creative Product Analysis Matrix: Testing the model structure and a comparison among products – Three novel chairs,” Creativity Research Journal 11:4, p. 333-346.
O’Quin, K. & Besemer, S. P. (1998). ”Creative Products,” in M. A. Runco & S. Prizker (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Creativity, San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Besemer, S. P. ”Creativity Training in Academic Libraries,” in Academic Libraries and Training. Maryruth Glogowski, Ed. Greenwich, Connecticut, JAI Press, 1994, p. 123-137.
Besemer, S. P. & O’Quin, K. (1994), Assessing creative products: Progress and potentials. Proceedings of the International Conference on Creativity Research, Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp. pp. 331-349.
Besemer, S. P. & O’Quin, K. (1991). “Creative Product Analysis: Development of a Model and a Scale,” in Creativity and Innovation: Learning from Practice, Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Creativity and Innovation, Innovation Consulting Group TNO, Delft, The Netherlands pp. 87-89.
O’Quin, K. & Besemer, S. P. (1989). The development, reliability, and validity of the revised Creative Product Semantic Scale. Creativity Research Journal, 2: 4, 267-278.
Besemer, S. P. & O’Quin, K. (1987). Creative product analysis: testing a model by developing a judging instrument.” In Frontiers of Creativity Research: Beyond the Basics. Buffalo, New York: Bearly Limited, pp. 341-357.
Besemer, S. P. & O’Quin, K. (1986). Analyzing creative products: Refinement and test of a judging instrument. Journal of Creative Behavior, 20, 2, 115-126.
Besemer, S. P. & Besemer, J. “Raising a creative kid.” G/C/T, 9: 3, 1986, pp. 6-9.
Besemer, S. P. “How do you know it’s creative?” G/C/T, 7: 32, 1984, pp. 30-35.
Besemer, S. P. ”The evaluative analysis of creative products” in Vogl, O. J. SAVE Proceedings. Irving, Texas, Society of American Value Engineers, Inc., (volume XVIII, pp. 190-195.) 1983.
Besemer, S. P. & Treffinger, D. H. (1981). Analysis of creative products: review and synthesis. Journal of Creative Behavior 15: 3, 158-178.