weswickham/divergence-engine-research: Divergence Engine Research Archive - Initial Release

This archive contains the primary research data from a practice-based autoethnographic study investigating LLM-assisted divergent thinking in visual communication design and graphic design. The archive documents the development and testing of the Divergence Engine (DE), a custom GPT designed to generate language fragments for early-stage design ideation. Materials include experiment session records, prompt transcripts, comparison documents, finding documents, and reflective memos spanning the core development period of August–September 2025. The archive supports forthcoming research publications on LLM-assisted design ideation. Wes Wickham, University of Wollongong.