Design activities and personal creativity characteristics: A case study of dual protocol analysis using design information and process

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Abstract

The objectives of this study are to explore design activities such as design process and design information through protocol analysis of design sessions of expert designers and student designers and to understand the relations between their personal creativity characteristics and design activities. In protocol analysis, we instituted dual coding schemes based on design information and design process. Regarding design process, an adequate distribution of design activities in process may be necessary to bring out a good solution. It has been identified that design processes of expert designers are more effective than those of student designers. Regarding personal creativity, relatively widely different characteristics have been identified for the eight participants, and much of personal creativity traits can be associated with observed design activities. This suggests that personal creativity characteristics could be utilized in understanding design activity characteristics and such understanding could be helpful in improving individual or team-based design problem solving.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, DETC2006
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Print)079183784X, 9780791837849
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, DETC2006 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: 10 Sep 200613 Sep 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume2006

Conference

Conference2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information In Engineering Conference, DETC2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Period10/09/0613/09/06

Keywords

  • Design information
  • Design process
  • Personal creativity mode test
  • Protocol analysis

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