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Abstract
This paper addresses issues of conceptualization in the early stages of concept development noted as the Front End of Innovation [FEI]. We examine this particular development space as a socio technical space where a diversity of technological knowledge, user perspectives and organizational agendas meet and interact.
Based on a case study from an industrial medical company, the paper addresses and analyses the configuration of the development space in a number of projects aiming to take up user oriented perspectives in their activities. It presents insights on how the FEI was orchestrated and staged and how different elements and objects contributed to the configuration of the space in order to make it perform in a certain way.
The analysis points at the importance of the configuration processes and indicate how these configurations often may act as more or less hidden limitations on concept development making it difficult to bring forth new concept ideas.
Based on a case study from an industrial medical company, the paper addresses and analyses the configuration of the development space in a number of projects aiming to take up user oriented perspectives in their activities. It presents insights on how the FEI was orchestrated and staged and how different elements and objects contributed to the configuration of the space in order to make it perform in a certain way.
The analysis points at the importance of the configuration processes and indicate how these configurations often may act as more or less hidden limitations on concept development making it difficult to bring forth new concept ideas.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) Design For Harmonies |
Editors | Udo Lindemann, V Srinivasan , Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, Marco Cantamessa, Bernard Yannou |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 3 |
Publisher | Design Society |
Publication date | Aug 2013 |
Pages | 171-180 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-904670-46-9 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Event | International Conference on Engineering Design 2013 : Design for Harmonies - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 19 Aug 2013 → 22 Aug 2013 Conference number: 19 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Engineering Design 2013 |
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Number | 19 |
Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Seoul |
Period | 19/08/2013 → 22/08/2013 |
Series | Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) |
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Volume | 3 |
ISSN | 2220-4334 |
Projects
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Ph.D. Projekt: Staging Innovation for conceptualization
Brønnum, L. (Project Participant) & Clausen, C. (Other)
01/02/2012 → 15/12/2014
Project: PhD Project