The elusive act of synthesis

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The elusive act of synthesis

Creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products

Conference Paper (2009)

Author(s)

Claudia Eckert (Open University)

David Wyatt (University of Cambridge)

P. John Clarkson (University of Cambridge)

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Case study Diesel engine Engineering design Business Process Excellence Creativity in engineering

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1640233.1640274 Final published version

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Publication Year

2009

Language

English

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Pages (from-to)

265-274

ISBN (electronic)

9781605584034

Event

7th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2009 (2009-10-27 - 2009-10-30), Berkeley, United States

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Abstract

In engineering design it is necessary not only to find creative solutions to problems, but to be able to do so without introducing unacceptable levels of risk into the process. This paper studies how engineering firms use creativity within a Business Process Excellence framework, through a case study of diesel engine design. Overall it appears that the emphasis on reliable and repeatable processes causes creativity to be displaced backwards into R&D and forwards into "emergency innovation" during integration.