Given recent advances in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), we are interested in how to incorporate intelligent assistance into the ideation process, while leaving the human designer in control. The key challenge is how to support different levels of shared agency, between human designers and with the computer.

We present ImageSense, an intelligent, collaborative mood-board making tool that combines individual and shared work spaces, as well as collaboration with multiple forms of intelligent agents. In the collection phase, ImageSense offers fluid transitions between serendipitous discovery of curated images via ImageCascade, combined text- and image-based Semantic search, and intelligent AI suggestions for finding new images. For later composition and reflection, ImageSense provides semantic labels, generated color palettes, and multiple tag clouds to help communicate the intent of the mood board.