Understanding collaborative design

Fast product follow-ups and increasing customer demands have changed product design from a rather unstructured process, into a systematic activity. Nowadays, both companies and researchers have developed the organizational aspects of integrated product design. However, attention to the collaborative aspects lags behind the structural and...

Innoveren met idealen en gevestigde belangen. Stimulering en belmmering van innovatie van technische hulpmiddelen voor gehandicapten

The fragility of human-centred design

In human-centred design (HCD), researchers and designers develop products in cooperation with the potential users of these products. They attempt to give users a voice or a role in their projects, with the intention of developing products that match users' needs and preferences. This approach is especially interesting in the information and...

Evolutionaire productontwikkeling: Productfasen beschrijven de meest waarschijnlijke levensloop van een product, Evolutionary Product Development: how "product phases" can map the status quo and future of a product

In the field of industrial design engineering, research was until now concentrated on ergonomics, marketing, design methodology, etcetera. However, very little research has been undertaken studying the relationships between form giving and the following aspects: functionality, ergonomics, production and marketing. In this thesis, the phenomena...

The reflective practice in product design teams

Playing, Leadership and Team Development in Innovative Teams - A Reflection on Theory Confronted with the Perspective of Experienced Leaders

Describing Design - A comparison of paradigms

Sketching in design idea generation meetings

Iedereen kapitalist: De ontwikkeling van het beleggingsfonds in Nederland gedurende de 20ste eeuw

Facilitating Team Cognition: How designers mirror what NPD teams do

Products are developed by large multi-disciplinary teams. The teams deal with many topics requiring the expertise of several specialists simultaneously. They have to decide together if something is a problem; propose multi-disciplinary solutions; and align their activities into a seamless whole. Stated differently: team members have to ‘think...

Get synchronized: Bridging the gap between design and volume production

The interface between Design and Manufacturing forms a locus of frequent interpersonal conflict. Misunderstandings, unwelcome surprises and planning problems are the rule rather than the exception. Within companies that deliver consumer goods in large quantities to the market this interface is also the transition from exploration (seeking new...

De innerlijke kracht van de ontwerper: De rol van intuïtie in het ontwerpproces, The inner strength of the designer: the role of intuition in the design proces

The aim of this research is to clarify the role of intuition in the design process. For this purpose, nineteen in depth interviews with designers were recorded and analysed. Through these interviews, it has been revealed that both rational as well as intuitive aspects play a part in the design process. This research shows a way of designing in...

Passie voor Productontwikkeling - De professionalisering van de ingenieur Industrieel Ontwerpen