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Erschienen in: Research in Engineering Design 3/2014

01.07.2014 | Original Paper

Ideas generated in conceptual design and their effects on creativity

verfasst von: Prabir Sarkar, Amaresh Chakrabarti

Erschienen in: Research in Engineering Design | Ausgabe 3/2014

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Abstract

Search of design spaces to generate solutions affects the design outcomes during conceptual design. This research aims to understand the different types of search that occurs during conceptual design and their effect on the design outcomes. Additionally, we study the effect of other factors, such as creativity, problem-solving style, and experience of designers, on the design outcomes. Two sets of design experiments, with experienced and novice designers, are used in this study. We find that designers employ twelve different types of searches during conceptual design for problem understanding, solution generation, and solution evaluation activities. Results also suggest that creativity is influenced positively by the type and amount of searches, duration of designing, and experience of designers.

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A ‘design space’ consists of a set of elements (which can either be problems, solutions, or evaluation criteria) that are similar to each other. Depending on the relationship and the level of abstraction used (see ‘Appendix 1’), a design space can overlap with, or subsume other design spaces. ‘Design space’ is commonly used to mean ‘design solution space’ (or simply ‘solution space’) which contains design alternatives (Woodbury et al. 2000). Depending on the content, design spaces are of three types. A ‘design problem space’ (or simply ‘problem space’) contains a set of similar problems, as a ‘solution space’ contains a set of similar solutions; a ‘design evaluation space’ (or simply an ‘evaluation space’) contains a set of similar evaluation criteria.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Ideas generated in conceptual design and their effects on creativity
verfasst von
Prabir Sarkar
Amaresh Chakrabarti
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2014
Verlag
Springer London
Erschienen in
Research in Engineering Design / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0934-9839
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-6066
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00163-014-0173-9

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