arXiv (Cornell University)
Semantic-Driven Topic Modeling for Analyzing Creativity in Virtual Brainstorming
September 2025 • Melkamu Abay Mersha, Jayantee Kalita
Virtual brainstorming sessions have become a central component of collaborative problem solving, yet the large volume and uneven distribution of ideas often make it difficult to extract valuable insights efficiently. Manual coding of ideas is time-consuming and subjective, underscoring the need for automated approaches to support the evaluation of group creativity. In this study, we propose a semantic-driven topic modeling framework that integrates four modular components: transformer-based embeddings (Sentence-BE…