Surprises in design and by designing

Kokotovich, V

Surprises in design and by designing

Kokotovich, V

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Publisher:: Organizing Committee of TMCE 2012
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE 2012), 2012, pp. 1383 - 1394
Issue Date:: 2012-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kokotovich, V	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	HorvÃ¡th, I	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	RusÃ¡k, Z	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Albers, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Behrendt, M	en_US
dc.date	2012-05-07	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE 2012), 2012, pp. 1383 - 1394	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-90-5155-082-5	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19372
dc.description.abstract	If something is designed and built, it was made purposefully. Design is about intent, planning, and sticking to the 'The Plan'. As we evolve design solutions to various design problems and various aspects of the design problems, we are often surprised by the outcomes, where the solution ended up, and indeed how we got there. This paper will contextualise notions of surprise within the design process. Further, it will discuss literature surrounding the core ideas of surprise, and the utility of embracing randomness in the design process. Subsequently, it will show how to embed surprise in the design process where there is potential to enhance creative outcomes, as design is often considered to be a creative act. It will suggest different phases of the design process where randomness/surprise will be of benefit and other phases where it may not. We end by pointing to some possible research directions.	en_US
dc.publisher	Organizing Committee of TMCE 2012	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE 2012)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE)	en_US
dc.title	Surprises in design and by designing	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Delft University of Technology, Delft Netherlands	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Karlsruhe, Germany	en_US
utslib.for	120302 Design Innovation	en_US
dc.location.activity	Karlsruhe, Germany	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.finish-date	2012-05-11	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Delft University of Technology, Delft Netherlands	en_US
pubs.start-date	2012-05-07	en_US

Abstract:

If something is designed and built, it was made purposefully. Design is about intent, planning, and sticking to the 'The Plan'. As we evolve design solutions to various design problems and various aspects of the design problems, we are often surprised by the outcomes, where the solution ended up, and indeed how we got there. This paper will contextualise notions of surprise within the design process. Further, it will discuss literature surrounding the core ideas of surprise, and the utility of embracing randomness in the design process. Subsequently, it will show how to embed surprise in the design process where there is potential to enhance creative outcomes, as design is often considered to be a creative act. It will suggest different phases of the design process where randomness/surprise will be of benefit and other phases where it may not. We end by pointing to some possible research directions.

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