Adding Value in Construction Design Management by Using Simulation Approach

There is an increasing need for organizations to adapt to rapid changes in society. This need requires organizations’ and the leader within them, to explore, recognize, build and exploit new capabilities. Researching such capabilities has drawn attention from the design management research community in recent years. Dominantly, research contributions have focused on perspectives of innovation and the strategic application of design with the researcher distanced from context. Descriptive and evaluative case studies of past organizational leadership have been vital, by building momentum for the design movement. However, there is a need now to progress toward prescriptive and explorative research perspectives that embrace context through practice and the simultaneous research of design. Therefore, the aim of this track is to lead and progress discussion on research methodologies that support the research community in developing explorative and prescriptive research methodologies for context-orientated organizational research. This track brings together a group of diverse international researchers and practitioners to fuel discussion on design approaches and subsequent outcomes of prescriptive and explorative research methodologies.

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Policy Making Introduction

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2017.234 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nina TERREY ◽

Sabine JUNGINGER

Keyword(s):

Policy Implementation ◽

Policy Making ◽

Creative Industries ◽

Design Management ◽

Support Design ◽

The Past ◽

Academic Researchers ◽

Design Activities ◽

The Relationship ◽

Professional Impact

The relationship that exists between design, policies and governance is quite complex and presents academic researchers continuously with new opportunities to engage and explore aspects relevant to design management. Over the past years, we have witnessed how the earlier focus on developing policies for design has shifted to an interest in understanding the ways in which design contributes to policy-making and policy implementation. Research into policies for design has produced insights into how policy-making decisions can advance professional impact and opportunities for designers and the creative industries. This research looked into how design researchers and design practitioners themselves can benefit from specific policies that support design activities and create the space for emerging design processes.

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Design emergence in Morocco as an African country: a pending institutionalization

Conference Proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management ◽

10.33114/adim.2017.145 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nabil EL HILALI

Keyword(s):

Institutional Theory ◽

Exponential Growth ◽

African Country ◽

Political Stability ◽

The State ◽

Design Management ◽

Specific Context ◽

Developed Economies ◽

Design Value ◽

Specific Country

If design management is worldwide institutionalized especially in developed economies, little is known about African design even though the continent is becoming an attractive economy thanks to his exponential growth and more political stability. Oriented toward one specific country: Morocco, this study through a questioning embedded in institutional theory brings an overview about design in a specific context. This research captures design management emergence in Morocco by spotting the light on the state of design institutionalization toward the creation of design value.

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Different Approaches to Design Management - comparative study among Swedish and Polish furniture companies

Swedish Design Research Journal ◽

10.3384/svid.2000-964x.12246 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 46-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Justyna Starostka

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Marketing Strategy ◽

Development Process ◽

Product Development Process ◽

Design Management ◽

Brand Name ◽

The Third ◽

Design Activities ◽

Effective Product ◽

A Company

There are many roles that design can play in organisations. It can be source of good marketing strategy, and designer by himself can be a promotional tool for a company. Thanks to those actions companies can gain publicity, media attention and good PR.On the second level, design can be perceived as ‘process of making things better’. In this case companies can achieve more effective product development process, new tools and technologies.On the third level we have the situation when designer work alongside with company managers with the whole business concept. At this level, designers’ work looks more like a brand consultant, a strategist. In this approach design should be reflecting certain brand name and brand values.As our study presented, Swedish companies operate on those two, higher levels, while Polish still limit the scope of design. We strongly believe, that Polish companies, as they gain more experience with design activities, will be more likely to perceive design in this more mature approach. In the meantime, presenting best practices from companies from other, more mature countries could be a good way of promoting design as a strategic asset rather than promotional tool. We believe that in order to fasten this process, Polish companies should as follows:1. Work more often with external and foreign designers;2. Expand the area of designer responsibilities in companies;3. Place the responsibility for design in hands of professional design managers.

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