A novel systematic approach for analysing exploratory design ideation. (3rd March 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- A novel systematic approach for analysing exploratory design ideation. (3rd March 2020)
- Main Title:
- A novel systematic approach for analysing exploratory design ideation
- Authors:
- Hay, L.
Duffy, A. H. B.
Grealy, M.
Tahsiri, M.
McTeague, C.
Vuletic, T. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Two kinds of design ideation process may be distinguished in terms of the problems addressed: (i) solution-focused, i.e. generating solutions to address a fixed problem specifying a desired output; and (ii) exploratory, i.e. considering different interpretations of an open-ended problem and generating associated solutions. Existing systematic analysis approaches focus on the former; the literature is lacking such an approach for the latter. In this paper, we provide a means to systematically analyse exploratory ideation for the first time through a new approach: Analysis of Exploratory Design Ideation (AEDI). AEDI involves: (1) open-ended ideation tasks; (2) coding of explored problems and solutions from sketches; and (3) evaluating ideation performance based on coding. We applied AEDI to 812 concept sketches from 19 open-ended tasks completed during a neuroimaging study of 30 professional product design engineers. Results demonstrate that the approach provides: (i) consistent tasks that stimulate problem exploration; (ii) a reliable means of coding explored problems and solutions; and (iii) an appropriate way to rank/compare designers' performance. AEDI enables the benefits of systematic analysis (e.g. greater comparability, replicability, and efficiency) to be realised in exploratory ideation research, and studies using open-ended problems more generally. Future improvements include increasing coding validity and reliability.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of engineering design. Volume 31:Number 3(2020)
- Journal:
- Journal of engineering design
- Issue:
- Volume 31:Number 3(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0031-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 127
- Page End:
- 149
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-03
- Subjects:
- Creative design -- design novelty -- exploratory design -- novelty assessment -- novelty metrics
Engineering design -- Periodicals
Design, Industrial -- Periodicals
Industrial engineering -- Periodicals
620.0042 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjen20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09544828.2019.1662381 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0954-4828
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- Legaldeposit
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