Fixation on premature concept choices - a pitfall of early prototyping?

Gerstenberg, Achim; Sjöman, Heikki; Steinert, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2019.04.246

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“…In the context of the design of physical prototypes, they can be defined as an embodiment of critical elements of the intended design, to enhance communication, enable learning, and inform decision-making (Lauff et al, 2018). Prototyping has been shown to be beneficial to many successful organisations, in various ways (Coutts et al, 2019), and is being applied earlier and earlier in the development process (Elsen et al, 2012;Neeley et al, 2013), despite potential design fixation (Gerstenberg et al, 2019). Since the barriers of entry into prototyping are dramatically lowering (Camburn et al, 2017) due to the proliferation of open source materials and digital fabrication, it should be asked; to whom can companies turn to increase their prototyping capabilities?…”

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Making the Most of Makers: An Exploration of the Need for a Prototyping Tool for Companies to Engage With the Maker Movement

Kimber

Hansen

Özkil

2020

Proc. Des. Soc.: Des. Conf.

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Makers have proven to be skilled at prototyping and therefore present a unique opportunity for companies, who seek to improve their capabilities, to learn from them. In this study, a mixed methods approach was used to understand possible benefits to both companies and makers from collaborating in prototyping, and to identify a set of design considerations to guide the future development of a tool to facilitate such collaboration. Despite challenges to collaboration, a tool designed to help companies engage with makers in prototyping could be beneficial to both and should be developed.

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