本研究主要探討設計者在參與腦力激盪的會議中，進行想法聯想的設計行為時，想法與設計案例之間的連結機制。首先，我們提出一個語言定義的連結模型，這個模型結合了想法聯想的三個原則(相似性、對比性與相鄰性)，與案例基礎推理兩個主要的運算過程(檢索與調整)。根據這個連結模型，我們執行一個設計實驗，藉由口語分析(protocol analysis)的方法，予以了解設計想法與設計案例之間的動態連結關係，與它們檢索與調整的相關機制；最後，本研究企圖建立一個案例基礎推理的架構，稱之為動態想法地圖(Dynamic Idea Maps，簡稱DIM)，用以輔助設計者進行想法聯想。

For exploring the mechanism of idea association during brainstorming, this paper proposes a linking model integrated three principles of idea association (similarity, contrast and contiguity) with two processes of case-based reasoning (retrieval and adaptation). Based on this linking model, an experiment and its protocol analysis are conducted to understand the linking relationships between ideas and cases, and the mechanisms for retrieving and adapting. Finally, a framework for case-based reasoning to support idea association during brainstorming called Dynamic Idea-Maps (DIM) is proposed.