TY - GEN
T1 - Investigating information
T2 - ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2019
AU - Damen, Nicole B.
AU - Toh, Christine A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1755864. We would also like to thank our research group, the BRIDGE lab
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 ASME.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Information organization and utilization are integral to the design and development of creative ideas. However, navigating this often complex information space can be challenging, even for experienced designers. Therefore, deep analysis of how expert designers utilize and organize information is needed to provide qualitative insights into their information organization strategies. To address this, four professionals in the software design and development field were recruited for individual 3-hour design sessions. They were asked to generate ideas for a design challenge (reducing distraction-based pedestrian accidents) using information sheets specifically developed to contain different types of information, as identified by prior work. Results reveal individual differences in information approach and categorization, although these were motivated by similar underlying patterns of evaluating the relevance of information for its ability to inform the project constraints, resources or (user) requirements. Designer experience and use of design processes and knowledge transfer tools enhanced their ability to turn information into insights.
AB - Information organization and utilization are integral to the design and development of creative ideas. However, navigating this often complex information space can be challenging, even for experienced designers. Therefore, deep analysis of how expert designers utilize and organize information is needed to provide qualitative insights into their information organization strategies. To address this, four professionals in the software design and development field were recruited for individual 3-hour design sessions. They were asked to generate ideas for a design challenge (reducing distraction-based pedestrian accidents) using information sheets specifically developed to contain different types of information, as identified by prior work. Results reveal individual differences in information approach and categorization, although these were motivated by similar underlying patterns of evaluating the relevance of information for its ability to inform the project constraints, resources or (user) requirements. Designer experience and use of design processes and knowledge transfer tools enhanced their ability to turn information into insights.
KW - Design cognition
KW - Design experts
KW - Early-phase ideation
KW - Information representation
KW - Knowledge
KW - Problem definition
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U2 - 10.1115/DETC2019-98362
DO - 10.1115/DETC2019-98362
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85076438065
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
BT - 31st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Y2 - 18 August 2019 through 21 August 2019
ER -