Expanding design spaces through new design variables

Gero, John S.; Kumar, Bimal

doi:10.1016/0142-694x(93)80048-h

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“…Creative design can be represented in such a state space by a change in the state space (Gero, 1992). Cagan and Agogino (1992) use this approach to produce creative designs and Gero and Kumar (1993) have demonstrated this approach to creative design by showing how the addition of new structure variables allows design spaces which contain infeasible behaviour spaces to be made feasible. There are two classes of change to the state space possible: addition and substitution.…”

Section: University Of Sydneymentioning

confidence: 99%

Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

Dartnall¹

1994

Studies in Cognitive Systems

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Section: University Of Sydneymentioning

confidence: 99%

Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

Dartnall¹

1994

Studies in Cognitive Systems

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“…While some authors defended that adding requirements or constraints is useful for expanding or opening new solution spaces [1,2], we mathematically proved in a previous publication that in fact requirements can only reduce the size of the solution space [3]. The question came from some colleagues, who asked: What if you add a requirement to use a technology that did not exist at the time of writing the initial set of requirements?…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

On the Evolution of Solution Spaces Triggered by Emerging Technologies

Salado

Nilchiani

2015

Procedia Computer Science

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The term solution space is widely used in the engineering community; yet there is little known about their evolution. Theoretical research in the field of systems science indicates that requirements can only reduce the solution space. Yet, some authors state that on the contrary requirements can be used to expand to or open new solution spaces. Furthermore, some practitioners defend that the requirement to use a previously nonexistent technology would actually increase the solution space or move it to a new area, while others state that more requirements make life more difficult. Who is right then? The present paper provides initial answers to this question using systems theory. In order to achieve this, the present paper differentiates between various types of solutions spaces, which depend on the systems they include. Finally, the paper provides practical examples to showcase the results of the theoretical findings within real contexts.

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“…Human-Centred Design (HCD) has been the prominent way in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) for designing new products, but its ability in generating radical solutions has been criticized [15]. Gero and Kumar develop a concept that design spaces can be expanded through new design variables and might result in creative design results [6]. Norman and Verganti propose meaning-centred design to be the way for design research to generate radical innovations [15].…”

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“…6,15]. Human-Centred Design (HCD) has been the prominent way in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) for designing new products, but its ability in generating radical solutions has been criticized [15].…”

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Towards meaning change

Roto

2014

Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Fun, Fast, Foundational

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Experience design is a relatively new approach to product design. While there are several possible starting points in designing for positive experiences, we start with experience goals that state a profound source for a meaningful experience. In this paper, we investigate three design cases that used experience goals as the starting point for both incremental and radical design, and analyse them from the perspective of their potential for design space expansion. Our work addresses the recent call for design research directed toward new interpretations of what could be meaningful to people, which is seen as the source for creating new meanings for products, and thereby, possibly leading to radical innovations. Based on this idea, we think about the design space as a set of possible concepts derived from deep meanings that experience goals help to communicate. According to our initial results from the small-scale touchpoint design cases, the type of experience goals we use seem to have the potential to generate not only incremental but also radical design ideas.

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Expanding design spaces through new design variables

Cited by 31 publications

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Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

On the Evolution of Solution Spaces Triggered by Emerging Technologies

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