  This paper explores the potential for utilizing generative AI models in
group-focused co-creative frameworks to enhance problem solving and ideation in
business innovation and co-creation contexts, and proposes a novel prompting
technique for conversational generative AI agents which employ methods inspired
by traditional 'human-to-human' facilitation and instruction to enable active
contribution to Design Thinking, a co-creative framework. Through experiments
using this prompting technique, we gather evidence that conversational
generative transformers (i.e. ChatGPT) have the capability to contribute
context-specific, useful, and creative input into Design Thinking activities.
We also discuss the potential benefits, limitations, and risks associated with
using generative AI models in co-creative ideation and provide recommendations
for future research.
