P. John Clarkson

Dieses Buch untersucht eine prozessuale Perspektive auf Design und Entwicklung, die auf Forschungen in den Bereichen Designstudien, Ingenieurdesign und Systemdesign basiert. Der Design- und Entwicklungsprozess ist von großer Bedeutung – er erschafft alle künstlichen Produkte und Systeme und bestimmt, wie gut sie die Bedürfnisse der Menschen erfüllen. Die in diesem Buch dargestellte prozessuale Perspektive hat einen Wert für die Design- und Entwicklungspraxis sowie die Ausbildung und ist an sich ein faszinierendes Thema der Untersuchung. Das Buch baut auf den Grundlagen einer prozessualen Perspektive auf und diskutiert deren Umsetzung in vielen Prozessmodellen, Theorien und Ansätzen, die im Laufe der Jahre entwickelt wurden. Die Kapitel bieten zusammenhängende Übersichten der wichtigsten Konzepte und stellen neue konzeptionelle Rahmenwerke vor, um die Beziehungen zwischen den besprochenen Beiträgen zu klären. Praktische Überlegungen und die erforderlichen Kompetenzen, um die greifbaren Vorteile einer prozessualen Perspektive zu realisieren, werden ebenfalls behandelt. Ein einzigartiger Aspekt dieses Buches ist, dass es viele Perspektiven auf den Design- und Entwicklungsprozess zusammenbringt: solche, die sich auf einzelne Designaktivitäten konzentrieren, bis hin zu denen, die sich auf groß angelegte Entwicklungsprojekte fokussieren; solche von Forschungsinteresse und solche von praktischer Relevanz; sowie solche, die für Designkontexte von Bedeutung sind, die von menschenzentriertem Design bis hin zu Ingenieurdesign und Systemdesign reichen. Die Kapitelbibliographien sammeln sorgfältig ausgewählte Empfehlungen für weiterführende Literatur zu jedem besprochenen Thema. Das Buch enthält außerdem viele farbige Abbildungen, die visuell die Beziehung jedes Themas zu den neuen organisatorischen Rahmenwerken widerspiegeln, die eingeführt werden.

This book explores a process perspective on design and development, grounded in research in design studies, engineering design and systems design.The design and development process is important---it creates all artificial products and systems and determines how well they address human needs. The process perspective set out in this book has value for design and development practice and education, and is in its own right a fascinating topic of investigation.This book expands on the foundations of a process perspective and discusses its realisation in many process models, theories and approaches that have been developed over the years. The chapters provide connected overviews of key concepts and introduce new conceptual frameworks to clarify relationships between the contributions discussed. Practical considerations and competencies required to realise the tangible benefits of a process perspective are also discussed. A unique aspect of this book is that itbrings together many perspectives on the design and development process: those that focus on individual design activity through to those that focus on large-scale development projects; those of research interest and those of practical interest; and those of relevance to design contexts ranging from human-centered design to engineering design and systems design. The chapter bibliographies collect carefully-selected recommendations for further reading on each topic discussed. The book additionally contains many figures presented in colour, visually reflecting each topic's relationship to the new organising frameworks that are introduced.

Design creativity describes the process by which needs are explored and translated into requirements for change. This Element examines the role of design creativity within the context of healthcare improvement. It begins by outlining the characteristics of design thinking, and the key status of the Double Diamond Model. It provides practical tools to support design creativity, including ethnographic/observational studies, personas and scenarios, and needs identification and requirements analysis. It also covers brainstorming, Disney, and six thinking hats techniques, the nine windows technique, morphological charts and product architecting, and concept evaluation. The tools, covering all stages of the Double Diamond model, are supported by examples of their use in healthcare improvement. The Element concludes with a critique of design creativity and the evidence for its application in healthcare improvement. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This book explores a process perspective on design and development, grounded in research in design studies, engineering design and systems design.The design and development process is important---it creates all artificial products and systems and determines how well they address human needs. The process perspective set out in this book has value for design and development practice and education, and is in its own right a fascinating topic of investigation.This book expands on the foundations of a process perspective and discusses its realisation in many process models, theories and approaches that have been developed over the years. The chapters provide connected overviews of key concepts and introduce new conceptual frameworks to clarify relationships between the contributions discussed. Practical considerations and competencies required to realise the tangible benefits of a process perspective are also discussed. A unique aspect of this book is that itbrings together many perspectives on the design and development process: those that focus on individual design activity through to those that focus on large-scale development projects; those of research interest and those of practical interest; and those of relevance to design contexts ranging from human-centered design to engineering design and systems design. The chapter bibliographies collect carefully-selected recommendations for further reading on each topic discussed. The book additionally contains many figures presented in colour, visually reflecting each topic's relationship to the new organising frameworks that are introduced.

Inclusive design, universal design and universal access are long standing, familiar terms with clear and laudable goals. However, their teaching and industrial uptake has been very limited. Many products still exclude users unnecessarily for reasons ranging from corporate insensitivity and the size of the market for inclusive products to the individual designer's inability to design them. This pragmatic approach to making inclusive design desirable to industry addresses these issues and discusses why existing methods have failed to be assimilated into industry. Through the use of case studies and examples, Countering Design Exclusion introduces the mind-set necessary to think through the challenges raised by inclusive design and to adapt their solutions to the needs of particular companies. The practical outlook will appeal to anyone who wishes to take account of the largest possible part of the population in their designs.

Inclusive Design: What's in It for Me? presents a comprehensive review of current practice in inclusive design. With emphasis on new ideas for improvement and arguments for wider implementation in future, a unique combination of leading opinions on inclusive design from both industry and academia are offered. The theme throughout encourages a positive view of inclusive design as a good and profitable process and to produce a change to more effective approaches to "design for all". Inclusive Design is composed of two parts with a common chapter structure so that the business and design arguments in favour of inclusive design can be easily compared and assimilated: The Business Case presents the industrial and management benefits of inclusive design. It concentrates on demographic, legal and ethical reasons for all businesses being better off taking inclusivity into account in the design of their products or services. Case histories demonstrating the commercial success of inclusive design are drawn from the experiences of companies such as Tesco, Fiat and The Royal Mail. The Designers' Case focuses on the factors a designer needs to take into account when dealing with inclusivity. "Who is going to use my design?" "What do they need from my design?" "How do I take any medical needs into account?" "Just how "inclusive" is my design?" are all questions answered in this section which presents the necessary tools for effective inclusive design. This part of the book aims to convince a designer that inclusive design is a realistic goal. Inclusive Design will appeal to designers, researchers and students and to managers making decisions about the research and design strategies of their companies.