کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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261584 | 503839 | 2013 | 28 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Creative design concepts are often viewed as developing iteratively, with the design problem and solutions ‘co-evolving’ in a mutually adaptive manner. We report a study examining whether the co-evolution concept captures the creativity arising in collaborative, team-based design practice. The analysis revealed that co-evolution episodes occurred regularly and embodied various directional transitions between problem and solution spaces. Moreover, the team leader often initiated this co-evolution. Co-evolution episodes linked with other creative activities such as analogising and mental simulation and there was a clear association between co-evolution and expressions of epistemic uncertainty, suggesting that designers were dealing with considerable complexity and ambiguity. Our findings support the view that co-evolution is the ‘engine’ of creativity in collaborative design.
► Collaborative co-evolution of problem and solution was observed to occur frequently in company-based design practice.
► Co-evolution episodes embody various directional transitions between problem and solution.
► Co-evolution episodes link with creative processes such as analogical reasoning and mental simulation.
► Co-evolution episodes were associated with higher levels of epistemic uncertainty.
Journal: Design Studies - Volume 34, Issue 5, September 2013, Pages 515–542