Fostering Informed Decision-Making: A Visual and Textual Approach to Sustainability Metrics for Idea Selection

The deterioration of natural ecosystems and the increase in the complexity of information related to sustainability demonstrated the need for greater engagement on the part of professionals. Sustainability has been demanding a paradigmatic change in how problems are solved, requiring a more systemic approach to their resolution. Creativity is therefore seen as an aspiration to recreate and discover new paths to accelerate sustainability transitions. Our work aims to articulate the support of sustainable solutions through convergent thinking, different multimedia information visualizations, and three evaluative metrics in a user interface (UI) design. Through a between-subjects experiment (N = 28), we explored four study conditions and found that supporting users through information visualizations improves users' judgment and decisions about sustainable ideas. Our findings provide insights into the challenges of incorporating a conceptual framework, designing new visualizations to support decision-making, and helping users convey the best results.