![Top, a word cloud describing concepts of normative ground. Bottom, axes that show vertical movement through layers of abstraction and horizontal movement to other tools as a guide for technical empowerment.](/image/power-csts.png)
Beyond the artifact: power as a lens for creativity support tools
When we see a creativity support tool (CST), we should see a power relationship. From interviews with 11 creative practitioners and tool designers, we build a preliminary theory of how power relationships can manifest in CSTs, and what we could do about it.