A Methodology for comparing design processes.

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dc.contributor.authorStacey, Martin
dc.contributor.authorEarl, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorEckert, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorO'Donovan, Brendan
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-09T09:51:19Z
dc.date.available2010-06-09T09:51:19Z
dc.date.issued2003-08-19
dc.descriptionEngineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge; Design and Innovation, Open Universityen
dc.description.abstractWe gain insights into design processes by recognising similarities to other processes, often in radically different industries. The crucial determinants of what happens are characteristics shared with some other design processes. But there is no way to draw on comparisons beyond one's own experience. We are developing a programme of comparative design research that aims to map the similarities and differences between design processes, and develop a deeper understanding of how and why design is done differently in different industries, and how effective practices can be transferred between industries. In this paper we outline a methodology for creating analyses of design processes that facilitates both cross-process comparisons and the integration of different analytical perspectives on design. The analyst draws on a catalogue of previous design process descriptions for useful concepts, to map processes as a network of participants and activities and the relationships between them, and describe the causal relationships between the properties of the participants, activities and relationships.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEPSRCen
dc.identifier.citationStacey, M.K., Earl, C.F., Eckert, C.M. and O'Donovan, B.D. (2003) A Methodology for Comparing Design Processes, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design, Design Society, KTH, Stockholm.en
dc.identifier.isbn1-904670-00-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/3858
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherDesign Societyen
dc.subjectresearch methodologyen
dc.subjectethnographyen
dc.subjectprocess modellingen
dc.subjecttypes of designen
dc.titleA Methodology for comparing design processes.en
dc.typeConferenceen

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