Idea management for music artists
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This form is for research use only. It was initiated by Peter Dalsgaard, Aarhus University, and Nanna Inie, IT University of Copenhagen, and it was inspired by a previous study by Tim Coughlan, The Open University. This survey is curated by Emilia Rosselli Del Turco, University of California San Diego. The form should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. If you have any questions regarding this form, please contact Peter Dalsgaard at dalsgaard@cavi.au.dk or Emilia Rosselli Del Turco at erossellidelturco@ucsd.edu.
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CONSENT FORM AND DATA COLLECTION

Categories of data concerning you that are processed
This survey asks questions about your workflows with a particular focus on developing and managing ideas. No identifier is collected alongside this data unless you choose to submit your email address for further follow-up, in which case we will treat your data in accordance with GDPR regulations.

Purpose of processing activities
The data will be analyzed to investigate how music artists use tools to manage ideas in their everyday practice.

Any recipients or categories of recipients of personal data
This data is collected as part of the project Managing Ideas in Creative Work, initiated by the Centre for Digital Creativity at Aarhus University. This data will not be shared beyond the members of this research group.

Data controller
Professor Peter Dalsgaard, Aarhus University, is the data controller for the processing of this data. For any questions, you can reach out to dalsgaard@cavi.au.dk.

Storage period
The data will be stored for the duration of the project, ending not later than December 2025. After this time, any data that might be considered personal will be removed. The data will be stored securely on Aarhus University servers.

Data Subject Rights
Participation is voluntary and you may at any time withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data. For any data access, correction, or erasure requests, please contact Peter Dalsgaard at dalsgaard@cavi.au.dk.

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1/16: Please describe your professional activities related to the creation and performance of music. Does it represent your main job? What is your role(s)? Does it involve collaboration (e.g. in a band or orchestra)? *
2/16: Which tools do you use to record ideas, hunches and inspirational material? (e.g. a notepad, diary, dictaphone, post It-notes, mobile phone, laptop or anything else). Please describe these tools in as much detail as possible (i.e. if you use a specific software, do you use it on both mobile, tablet and laptop, or only one of them?). Also, if possible, describe when you have these tools with you and how you make use of them: *
3/16: Describe how you represent ideas and inspirational material using the tool(s). What form do they take? (e.g. written text, sketches, photos, videos, voice recordings, etc.): *
4/16: How do you integrate the tool or tools as part of your work, if you do so? *
5/16: Do you ever collaborate with other people using the tool(s)? If so, when and how? *
6/16: How do you present your ideas to other people - colleagues or personal relations? *
7/16:  If you collaborate with other people on idea development, which tools, if any, do you use as part of this (e.g. paper and pen, a computer, specific software, specific instrument, etc.) and how do you use them? *
8/16: Have you ever felt the lack of a tool/feature for collaborative creative work? How do you imagine such a tool might look? *
9/16: Can you recall ever having a good idea related to a project or challenge in your work at an unexpected or inappropriate time? Examples of this would include when you were travelling, in bed, shopping or doing anyother activity away from your work or practice. Does this happen often? *
10/16: If you can, please describe one of the situations you just recalled. Did you manage to bring the idea into your work, and/or did you capture it?: *
11/16: Do you feel that you have forgotten good ideas in the past because they occurred at an unexpected time and you could not capture them? *
12/16: Do you share ideas with others while you are developing them? Please describe how and why: *
13/16: How well-structured do you consider your current process to be when it comes to capturing and managing ideas? *
Very unstructured
Highly structured
14/16: How well-structured do you consider your approach to your work in general to be? *
Very unstructured
Highly structured
15/16: How important is it for you to capture and manage ideas as part of your work? *
Not important at all
Very important
16/16: On average, how often do you actively revisit old ideas that you have captured as part of your work? *
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