Abstract
The current hype that design is central to various kinds of development projects tends to gloss over how demanding collaboration and new knowledge-building is in a multidisciplinary setting. Therefore more empirical studies are needed to investigate in detail projects where a design-driven approach has been used in innovation projects, to evaluate its impact and outcomes. This paper presents a case study on a project where a design-driven method is pushing multidisciplinary innovation. The study is based on participant observation. The data consists of field notes on project workshops, project participants’ feedback and interviews.
The findings show that the design-driven approach has enabled a different process flow: it has fostered traditional multidisciplinary knowledge-building towards a more uncertain path. The experimental way of working has caused inconvenience, but it also pushed forward participants’ ways of thinking and working and even created ‘co-design innovation spaces’. Furthermore the process has fostered participants even towards transdisciplinary knowledge-building.
The findings show that the design-driven approach has enabled a different process flow: it has fostered traditional multidisciplinary knowledge-building towards a more uncertain path. The experimental way of working has caused inconvenience, but it also pushed forward participants’ ways of thinking and working and even created ‘co-design innovation spaces’. Furthermore the process has fostered participants even towards transdisciplinary knowledge-building.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Next Wave, 21st DMI: Academic Design Management Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | 1-2 August 2018. Ravensbourne University, London, UK |
| Place of Publication | Boston |
| Publisher | Design Management Institute |
| Pages | 303-313 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | DMI: Academic Design Management Conference - Ravensbourne University, London, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Aug 2018 → 2 Aug 2018 Conference number: 21 https://www.dmi.org/page/ADMC2018Proceedings |
Publication series
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| ISSN (Electronic) | 2640-4702 |
Conference
| Conference | DMI: Academic Design Management Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | ADMC |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 01/08/2018 → 02/08/2018 |
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Keywords
- Design-driven
- Innovation
- Design thinking
- Multidisciplinary