Creativity in the design process: co-evolution of problem-solution Export

@article{dorst2001creativitycoevolution, abstract = {Empirical data on design processes were obtained from a set of protocol studies of nine experienced industrial designers, whose designs were evaluated on overall quality and on a variety of aspects including creativity. From the protocol data we identify aspects of creativity in design related to the formulation of the design problem and to the concept of originality. We also apply our observations to a model of creative design as the co-evolution of problem/solution spaces, and confirm the general validity of the model. We propose refinements to the co-evolution model, and suggest relevant new concepts of 'default' and 'surprise' problem/solution spaces.}, author = {Dorst, Kees and Cross, Nigel}, citeulike-article-id = {4403863}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0142-694X(01)00009-6}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0142-694X(01)00009-6}, doi = {10.1016/S0142-694X(01)00009-6}, issn = {0142694X}, journal = {Design Studies}, keywords = {creativity, design}, month = {September}, number = {5}, pages = {425--437}, posted-at = {2009-07-04 11:15:51}, priority = {5}, title = {Creativity in the design process: co-evolution of problem-solution}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0142-694X(01)00009-6}, volume = {22}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - dorst2001creativitycoevolution L3 - citeulike-article-id:4403863 N2 - Empirical data on design processes were obtained from a set of protocol studies of nine experienced industrial designers, whose designs were evaluated on overall quality and on a variety of aspects including creativity. From the protocol data we identify aspects of creativity in design related to the formulation of the design problem and to the concept of originality. We also apply our observations to a model of creative design as the co-evolution of problem/solution spaces, and confirm the general validity of the model. We propose refinements to the co-evolution model, and suggest relevant new concepts of ‘default’ and ‘surprise’ problem/solution spaces. IS - 5 JF - Design Studies SN - 0142694X EP - 437 TI - Creativity in the design process: co-evolution of problem-solution VL - 22 SP - 425 KW - creativity KW - design AU - Dorst, Kees AU - Cross, Nigel PY - 2001/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0142-694X(01)00009-6 ER -