scholarly journals Dancing with Creativity: Changes in Conception in Design Thinking within Product Innovation Projects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Auernhammer ◽  
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Max Lenzen ◽  
Larry Leifer
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Innovation Projects

Designing a business unit and creating the first ever responsive kitchen

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo FESTA ◽  
Tommaso CORA ◽  
Lucilla FAZIO
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Business Unit ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Relationship

Is it possible to transform stone into a technological and innovative device? The meeting with one of the main stone transformers in Europe produced the intention of a disruptive operation that could affect the strategy of the whole company. A contagious singularity. By intertwining LEAN methodologies and the human-centric approach of design thinking, we mapped the value creation in the company activating a dialogue with the workers and the management, listening to people, asking for ambitions, discovering problems and the potential of production. This qualitative and quantitative analysis conducted with a multidisciplinary approach by designers, architects and marketing strategists allowed us to define a new method. We used it to design a platform that could let all the players express their potential to the maximum. This is how the group's research laboratory was born, with the aim of promoting the relationship between humans and stone through product innovation. With this goal, we coordinated the new team, developing technologies that would allow creating a more direct relationship between man and surface, making the stone reactive. The result was the first responsive kitchen ever.

The ‘Perfect Technology Syndrome’

2010 ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Seppo J. Hänninen
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Complementary Resources ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Publicly Supported ◽  
Intensive Development ◽  
Proper Balance

Recent research literature in product innovation has paid attention to the fact that technological discipline can lead to dominance by a knowledge base. Technology-intensive development is often partially and publicly supported and problems in finding a proper balance in technology development are in common interest. The objective of this study is to deepen the understanding of the dominance by technological knowledge base with reference to the sources, consequences and solutions of this overemphasis. Finnish publicly supported technology-intensive product innovation projects are studied. In the case studies, examples of the ‘perfect technology syndrome’ are identified and their sources are analyzed. This syndrome describes the intention to achieve the ultimate level in the technology development. Solutions proposed to the unfavorable consequences included alliances with organizations having complementary resources, careful pretesting of products with key partners and developing the technological products to specific target groups.

scholarly journals Studying Design Thinking as a Forthcoming Source to Innovation Speed

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2357-2366
Author(s):  
Christina Marie Mitcheltree ◽  
Halvor Holtskog ◽  
Geir Ringen
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The Road ◽  
Complex Technology ◽  
Product Realization ◽  
Innovation Processes

AbstractWith complex technology-intense industries follows an ever-increasing need for rapid innovation processes. Yet, innovation speed and the time from idea to product realization can vary and be unpredictable.Design Thinking (DT) is suggested as a key driver to impact the speed of product innovation within product development projects. To understand and aid the road from early ideas and concepts to value- added products, this paper will provide a literature study on how Design Thinking can facilitate improved product innovation performance through innovation speed.The paper seeks to develop an overview of new insight on DT applicability for improved product innovation capability. This is done by identifying components that comprise DT´s innovative ability and appropriateness to product development contexts beyond the early creative phases of product development.As DT emphasize on visualization and re-framing problems, it contributes to enhanced clarity, meaning and confidence in ideas and decisions. DT in this way may impact strategy formulation and speed up complex innovation processes by pre-experiencing future situations.

The Dilemmas of Design Thinking in Innovation Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Hölzle ◽  
Holger Rhinow
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Experience Based Learning ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Specific Learning ◽  
Specific Working

Organizations have discovered Design Thinking as a promising framework or language for innovation-focused project teamwork. The goal is to develop new products and services by being customer-centric and working iteratively and in an interdisciplinary way, using specific working principles and methods to create a common language among all stakeholders. The empirical results in this article show that Design Thinking teamwork is different from other forms of teamwork. The difference in Design Thinking team-based project work is that the teams go through a specific learning process that poses individual challenges but also provides the individual with experience-based learning. We show that teams going through this learning process repeatedly find themselves in seemingly insolvable conflicts—so called structural dilemmas—within the framework of project deadlines and under the influence of strategic guidelines of the organization. We explore these structural dilemmas and develop ways to overcome them.

Implementation of Multi-Year Product Innovation Projects

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn E. Vallee
Keyword(s):  
Water Purification ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
World Health ◽  
Distribution Costs ◽  
Purification System ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Functional Prototype

A methodology and case study detailing the implementation of multi-year product innovation projects is presented. A product called the Waterboy, an inexpensive water purification system designed for under developed countries, was developed by three different groups of students over a span of two years. The initial concept was first developed by a six member entrepreneurial team composed of senior level business and engineering students enrolled in a one semester Product Innovation and Development course. This team was responsible assessing the market need, determining product requirements and developing a limited functionality prototype capable of demonstrating the intended product function. A second team consisting of two Mechanical Engineering students continued the project as their one semester Senior Capstone Design project and was charged with the task of developing a fully functional prototype capable of purifying contaminated water. A third student completed the project as a one semester senior level Design Projects course and was charged with the task of modifying the previous design to minimize cost, facilitate ease manufacture and reduced assembly and distribution costs. In the Fall of 2010, the entrepreneurial team conducted interviews with health professionals and performed research involving a number of world health and philanthropic organizations. They identified the need for an improved water purification device which could purify enough water for a family of four in a reasonable amount of time and at a cost which would make it accessible to people in underdeveloped countries who are at risk of dying from the consumption of contaminated drinking water. They developed a bicycle driven system which used an ultraviolet germicidal bulb to purify water. The team developed a prototype which demonstrated the basic function of the device which was estimated to cost about $80. The project was continued in the Fall of 2011 by the second team of Mechanical Engineering seniors who refined the purification system and function of the device while simplifying the design, resulting in an estimated cost of $49 per unit. The team built and tested a fully functional prototype which confirmed it was capable of reducing water borne bacteria by a factor of 1000. The project was then completed in the Fall of 2012 by a Senior Mechanical Engineering Student who further reduced the cost of the design and improved its portability in order to reduce distribution costs. A partnership with Goodwill Industries was formed to utilize their recycled materials and inexpensive labor force, which reduced the product cost about $24.

Study on Design Thinking Ability and Manufacturing Means of CAD / CNC Innovation

2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 621-626
Author(s):  
Shun Tian Yang ◽  
Mei Wu Peng ◽  
Wei Shen ◽  
Hong Tao Chen
Keyword(s):  
Product Innovation ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Manufacturing Innovation ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Design And Manufacturing ◽  
Product Manufacturing ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies

Integration of the cognitive approach to human body and the technical system as the main design theory and information technology, innovative design from the mechanical and electrical products, ways of thinking, creative problem solving strategies designed to mechanical and electrical product manufacturing processes, synchronization means of design and manufacturing innovation, through the CAD/CAPP two-way data flow, the introduction of genetically achieved CAPP/CNC's highly integrated, effectively improve the mechanical and electrical product innovation capabilities.

Design thinking as an approach for innovation in healthcare: systematic review and research avenues

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjinnov-2020-000428
Author(s):  
Mariana Oliveira ◽  
Eduardo Zancul ◽  
André Leme Fleury
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
Healthcare Innovation

Design thinking has been increasingly adopted as an approach to support innovation in healthcare. Recent publications report design thinking application to various innovation projects, across medical specialties, including paediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, gastroenterology, oncology, orthopaedics and surgery, as well as to innovation in hospital operations and healthcare management. Current literature in the area typically focuses on single case descriptions. With the recent increase in the number of cases, there is an opportunity to assess multiple cases to identify patterns and avenues for further research. This study provides a systematic review of published design thinking projects in healthcare. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of how design thinking has been applied in the healthcare sector. Data collection was based on Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science, PubMed and Scopus databases. The systematic review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A total of 32 original pieces of research was selected for analysis, being classified and assessed. The paper presents current status of research and practice from various perspectives, including the design thinking progression phase—inspiration, ideation, implementation—and the prevalence of design thinking tools. Avenues for further research include the need to increase focus on the inspiration phase, the opportunity for platforms for leveraging the integration of individuals in innovation projects, and the opportunity to enhance the role of lead users in healthcare innovation.

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