In problem framing, designers produce frames, or a new perspective on a situation, that help to create a novel standpoint from which a problem situation may be tackled. Recently, there is an increase in the popularity of design as a... more
In problem framing, designers produce frames, or a new perspective on a situation, that help to create a novel standpoint from which a problem situation may be tackled. Recently, there is an increase in the popularity of design as a problem solving and innovation approach outside of the traditional design field. This leads to new demands for explicit frame creation instructions and tools. However, most researchers studied the use of frames and processes around problem frames but not where frames come from. So, there is a need for a better understanding of problem framing. In this paper we propose the study of metaphor as a way to improve our understanding of problem framing. This approach opens up the rich knowledge base of metaphor research to help illuminate the ‘mysterious’ problem framing process. Base on this initial study of selected metaphor theories; we have developed a typology of metaphors that illuminates how metaphorical problem frames are created.
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Over the last 12 years, the design research group at the Key Centre for Computing at the University of Sydney has been developing an extensive model of designing, looking at designing as a process in which the concepts of function,... more
Over the last 12 years, the design research group at the Key Centre for Computing at the University of Sydney has been developing an extensive model of designing, looking at designing as a process in which the concepts of function, behaviour and structure of artefacts play a central role. In this paper, we critically analyse this model of designing, focussing on its internal clarity and external empirical validation. We review the model and present the definitions of the key concepts function, behaviour and structure. In doing so we show that one can distinguish at least two different versions of the model. Finally, we raise fundamental questions about the precise location of the transition between structural and intentional descriptions of artefacts in these versions, and about the empirical status of the model as a whole.
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The problem-solving literature that arose in the 1960s and 1970s in the promising and exciting field of artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on Design Methodology. The introduction of these theories in Design Methodology, at... more
The problem-solving literature that arose in the 1960s and 1970s in the promising and exciting field of artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on Design Methodology. The introduction of these theories in Design Methodology, at the start of the 1970s, helped to ...
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This report of a series of protocol studies of designers at varying levels of competence examines the pedagogical system of integrating developing skills with increasing project complexity as a definition of design expeitise. It comments... more
This report of a series of protocol studies of designers at varying levels of competence examines the pedagogical system of integrating developing skills with increasing project complexity as a definition of design expeitise. It comments on different kinds of problem-solving strategies which are used to ensure the appropriateness of the aims of design education, and assesses the relative importance that novelty and creativity, uncertainty and information, imagination and constructive thought, and drawing and modelling play in the maturation of designers. The results show a lack of predictability, but that the abilities needed for design expertise can be articulated and developed as educational programmes.
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She Ji is a peer-reviewed, trans-disciplinary design journal with a focus on economics and innovation, design process and design thinking. The journal invites papers that enrich the understanding and practice that enable design innovation... more
She Ji is a peer-reviewed, trans-disciplinary design journal with a focus on economics and innovation, design process and design thinking. The journal invites papers that enrich the understanding and practice that enable design innovation in industry, business, non-profit services, and government through economic and social value creation. These papers may explore how design thinking can inform wider social, managerial, and intellectual discourses with an added focus on strategy and management. She Ji also publishes articles in research methods and methodology, philosophy, and philosophy of science to support the core journal area.
She Ji is fully open access. Tongji University and Tongji University Press support She Ji as a contribution to the design field and a public service to design research. Authors are not liable for any publication charges and all published articles are accessible free of charge from the journal web site at URL:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/
She Ji is fully open access. Tongji University and Tongji University Press support She Ji as a contribution to the design field and a public service to design research. Authors are not liable for any publication charges and all published articles are accessible free of charge from the journal web site at URL:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/
Research Interests: Organizational Behavior, Management, Marketing, Economic History, Economics, and 27 moreAnthropology, Philosophy, Communication, New Media, Design, Organizational Theory, Knowledge Management, Research Methodology, Ethnography, Organizational Learning, Innovation statistics, Design Management, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Design Research, Applied Anthropology, Product Design, Management of Innovation, Design Innovation, Consumer Behavior, Philosophy of Design, Design Anthropology, Environmental Sustainability, Design thinking, Knowledge, Architectural Design, and Visual Communication Design
This issue we address is “The Design Continuum from Simplicity to Complex Systems.” Articles include: 1) “From Autonomous Systems to Sociotechnical Systems: Designing Effective Collaborations” by Kyle J. Behymer and John M. Flach with... more
This issue we address is “The Design Continuum from Simplicity to Complex Systems.” Articles include: 1) “From Autonomous Systems to Sociotechnical Systems: Designing Effective Collaborations” by Kyle J. Behymer and John M. Flach with commentary by Derek Miller, Hugh Dubberly, Paul Pangaro, and Susu Nousala. 2) “Examining Practical, Everyday Theory Use in Design Research” by Jordan Beck and Erik Stolterman with commentary by Danah Henriksen, Jeffrey Bardzell, and Deirdre Barron. 3) “Design Innovation Catalysts: Education and Impact” by Cara Wrigley. 4) “De-Colonizing Design Thinking” by Jerry Diethelm. There are also book reviews by Luke Feast and Don Norman, and an exchange of letters between Stuart Walker, Gerda Gemser, and Cees de Bont.
Research Interests: Organizational Behavior, Management, Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Sociology, and 43 moreHuman Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Economics, Anthropology, Communication, Design, Organizational Theory, Social Research Methods and Methodology, Social Networks, Architecture, Web Design, Design education, Research Methodology, Ethnography, Project Management, Innovation statistics, Organizational Culture, Design Management, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Industrial Design, Sustainable Development, Graphic Design, Design Theory, Design Research, Engineering Product Design, Product Design, Economics of Innovation, Management of Innovation, Design Innovation, Consumer Behavior, Visual Communication, Philosophy of Design, Art and Design Education, Design thinking, Information Design, Control Systems, Interdisciplinary research (Social Sciences), Applied Social Science, Architectural Design, Urban Design, Visual Communication Design, Socio-Technical Systems, and Mechanical Engineering Design
She Ji is a peer-reviewed, trans-disciplinary design journal with a focus on economics and innovation, design process and design thinking. The journal invites papers that enrich the understanding and practice that enable design innovation... more
She Ji is a peer-reviewed, trans-disciplinary design journal with a focus on economics and innovation, design process and design thinking. The journal invites papers that enrich the understanding and practice that enable design innovation in industry, business, non-profit services, and government through economic and social value creation. These papers may explore how design thinking can inform wider social, managerial, and intellectual discourses with an added focus on strategy and management. She Ji also publishes articles in research methods and methodology, philosophy, and philosophy of science to support the core journal area.
She Ji is fully open access. Tongji University and Tongji University Press support She Ji as a contribution to the design field and a public service to design research. Authors are not liable for any publication charges and all published articles are accessible free of charge from the journal web site at URL:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/
She Ji is fully open access. Tongji University and Tongji University Press support She Ji as a contribution to the design field and a public service to design research. Authors are not liable for any publication charges and all published articles are accessible free of charge from the journal web site at URL:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/