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This study empirically examines the effects of traditional and GenAI-assisted ideation methods on cognitive creativity and perceived creativity support during the divergent thinking stage of product design.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Focusing on both the creativity of design outcomes and designers' self-reported user experience, a mixed-methods experiment was conducted with 41 sophomore students majoring in product design. Three ideation methods were compared: unaided, Internet-assisted, and GenAI-assisted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results revealed that, among novice product design students, traditional methods more effectively enhanced divergent thinking performance, whereas GenAI-assisted methods significantly improved designers' perceived creative support, specifically on usability, exploration, and immersion during the ideation process. 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