The Human Technology Project in Japan

Yamada, Sawaaki; Price, Harold E.

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“…Nowadays, as said by Yamada & Price, previous values as functionality, reliability and cost are complemented by others such as comfort, satisfaction or usability. (Yamada & Price, 1991).…”

Section: Methodology (Design Context)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Co-designing better work organization in healthcare

Garde¹,

Voort²

2012

Advances in Human Aspects of Healthcare

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“…Nowadays, as said by Yamada & Price, previous values as functionality, reliability and cost are complemented by others such as comfort, satisfaction or usability. (Yamada & Price, 1991).…”

Section: Methodology (Design Context)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Co-designing better work organization in healthcare

Garde¹,

Voort²

2012

Advances in Human Aspects of Healthcare

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“…One reason is that part of the customers' earlier fascination with more, and more advanced, technical functions seem to have shifted towards requirements for other qualities. Previous values, such as functionality, reliability and cost, have been replaced by other values, such as usability, comfort, and pleasure (Yamada andPrice 1991, Jordan 2000). Based on Tiger (1992), Jordan proposes four different pleasures to be taken into consideration: socio-pleasures, i.e.…”

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confidence: 98%

Designing for the tactile sense: investigating the relation between surface properties, perceptions and preferences

Karlsson

Velasco

2007

CoDesign

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The main aim of the case study described in this paper was to gain further knowledge of tactile product properties, in particular the relation between engineering properties and perceived qualities of surface structures. A second aim was to assess the usefulness of a tool for eliciting a sensory profile according to 10 attributes. Three experimental studies have been completed: the engineering characteristics of six surface textures have been obtained through surface profilometry and stick-slip tests; the perceived tactile properties of the same surfaces have been assessed according to 10 descriptors; elicited tactile requirements for the surfaces of three different products (the barrel of a pen, a chair, a steering wheel) have been compared with the sensory profiles of the six materials in order to predict customer preferences; and predicted preferences have been compared with actual. The results show that the agreement between objective measurements and perceived properties (attributes) varies, partly due to some attributes being difficult to understand. The results also show that customers can express requirements for tactile properties of products. However, the predicted 'best samples' did not altogether agree with actual choices. Part of the explanation for this can be attributed to the subjects' integrated assessments of visual and tactile impressions. Also people integrate their assessment of different attributes, and judge the attributes' abilities to meet the (sometimes conflicting) requirements, in different ways. The way different attributes and qualities are integrated in the assessments and preferences of individuals are a matter for further research.

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“…The application of human factors to the design of products and systems has long been advocated as a way to improve performance. Japanese companies have shifted to a strategy of added value through human technology, which incorporates such areas as comfort, enjoyment, and usability in their fundamental developmental research and product development [4].…”

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Competitive advantage through pleasurable products

Khong

2003

Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces

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Firms have realised that establishing competitive advantage is critical to their survival. With Customer requirements having evolved from merely meeting functional requirements and expecting quality, to the present demand for pleasurable features as well, the design of pleasurable products is beginning to take centre stage as firms try to gain competitive advantage through the establishment of strong product demand. While the result of this is very visible, it is important to realise that the application of pleasurable products actually contributes more significantly to a firm's competitive advantage when introduced to the work environment. This is due to improved performance which in turn leads to the development of intellectual products of higher quality, hence sustaining the established competitive advantage.

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The Human Technology Project in Japan

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Co-designing better work organization in healthcare

Co-designing better work organization in healthcare

Designing for the tactile sense: investigating the relation between surface properties, perceptions and preferences

Competitive advantage through pleasurable products

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