Method in their madness: Explaining how designers think and act through the cognitive co-evolution model

Cash, P; Gonçalves, M; Dorst, K

Method in their madness: Explaining how designers think and act through the cognitive co-evolution model

Cash, P Gonçalves, M Dorst, K

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Design Studies, 2023, 88, pp. 101219
Issue Date:: 2023-09-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Cash, P
dc.contributor.author	Gonçalves, M
dc.contributor.author	Dorst, K
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-16T20:03:32Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-16T20:03:32Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Design Studies, 2023, 88, pp. 101219
dc.identifier.issn	0142-694X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/178995
dc.description.abstract	Designers often face situations where the only way forward is through the exploration of possibilities. However, there is a critical disconnect between understanding of how designer's think and act in such situations. We address this disconnect by proposing and testing (via protocol analysis) the cognitive co-evolution model. Our model comprises a new approach to co-evolutionary design theory by explaining both the progression of the process itself and the creation of design outputs via an interplay between metacognitive perceived uncertainty, cognition, and the external world. We thus connect explanations of how designers think with descriptions of how they act. We provide a foundation for connecting to other theories, models, and questions in design research via common links to cognition and metacognition.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Design Studies
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.destud.2023.101219
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0806 Information Systems, 1201 Architecture, 1203 Design Practice and Management
dc.subject.classification	Design Practice & Management
dc.subject.classification	3301 Architecture
dc.subject.classification	3303 Design
dc.title	Method in their madness: Explaining how designers think and act through the cognitive co-evolution model
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	88
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost/TD School
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dc.date.updated	2024-05-16T20:03:30Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	88

Abstract:

Designers often face situations where the only way forward is through the exploration of possibilities. However, there is a critical disconnect between understanding of how designer's think and act in such situations. We address this disconnect by proposing and testing (via protocol analysis) the cognitive co-evolution model. Our model comprises a new approach to co-evolutionary design theory by explaining both the progression of the process itself and the creation of design outputs via an interplay between metacognitive perceived uncertainty, cognition, and the external world. We thus connect explanations of how designers think with descriptions of how they act. We provide a foundation for connecting to other theories, models, and questions in design research via common links to cognition and metacognition.

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