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1. We view design as both a process and a product
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Bridging Research in Innovation, Technology and Engineering
Dr. Scarlett Miller- Engineering Design and Industrial
Engineering
2. Design as a process
Supporting example centric design practices through
computer-based support tools
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Design as a product
Developing new products using interaction design
principles
Product dissection involves taking apart a product and examining the internal structure and mechanisms of it. This is typically done to benchmark competing products or to uncover opportunities for redesign. In this picture here, someone had just dissected a Faraday Flashlight and laid out all the parts- discovering what each part does. This process has been shown to be effective in the design process. For example, Lamancusa & Gardner found that product dissection activities helped Engineering Design students understand the product, and thus, find ways to improve the product. The most interesting thing to note is that product dissection can help with the creative process. Grantham et al. found that students that participated in a product dissection activity tended to be more creative in idea generation, and focused on both the form and function of the product, rather than just the form. This is interesting, but this study never considered team dynamics and individual factors such as personality traits– which is important because product dissection activities are typically performed in small teams. This is important because personality traits may affect the amount of exposure a team member may have to the dissection activity.Our hypothesis was that exposing someone more in-depth to a product would increase design novelty and allow designers to focus more on the function of the product because …
Product dissection involves taking apart a product and examining the internal structure and mechanisms of it. This is typically done to benchmark competing products or to uncover opportunities for redesign. In this picture here, someone had just dissected a Faraday Flashlight and laid out all the parts- discovering what each part does. This process has been shown to be effective in the design process. For example, Lamancusa & Gardner found that product dissection activities helped Engineering Design students understand the product, and thus, find ways to improve the product. The most interesting thing to note is that product dissection can help with the creative process. Grantham et al. found that students that participated in a product dissection activity tended to be more creative in idea generation, and focused on both the form and function of the product, rather than just the form. This is interesting, but this study never considered team dynamics and individual factors such as personality traits– which is important because product dissection activities are typically performed in small teams. This is important because personality traits may affect the amount of exposure a team member may have to the dissection activity.Our hypothesis was that exposing someone more in-depth to a product would increase design novelty and allow designers to focus more on the function of the product because …
Our research mixes design process models from creativity, human factors, and interaction design to develop truly innovative designs that not only correct errors in existing products, but develop products of the future. Our portfolio includes medical instruments, neutron detectors and web-based interfaces.
