Configuring the development space for conceptualization

Louise Brønnum; Christian Clausen

Configuring the development space for conceptualization

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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.

Original language	English
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

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Conference	International Conference on Engineering Design 2013
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)
Volume	3
ISSN	2220-4334

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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

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Brønnum, L., & Clausen, C. (2013). Configuring the development space for conceptualization. In U. Lindemann, V. Srinivasan , Y. S. Kim, S. W. Lee, M. Cantamessa, & B. Yannou (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) Design For Harmonies (Vol. 3, pp. 171-180). Design Society. http://www.designsociety.org/publication/33324/ds_75-3_proceedings_of_the_19th_international_conference_on_engineering_design_iced13_design_for_harmonies_vol_3_design_organisation_and_management_seoul_korea_19-22_08_2013

Brønnum, Louise ; Clausen, Christian. / Configuring the development space for conceptualization. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) Design For Harmonies. editor / Udo Lindemann ; V Srinivasan ; Yong Se Kim ; Sang Won Lee ; Marco Cantamessa ; Bernard Yannou. Vol. 3 Design Society, 2013. pp. 171-180 (Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Vol. 3).

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Brønnum, L & Clausen, C 2013, Configuring the development space for conceptualization. in U Lindemann, V Srinivasan , YS Kim, SW Lee, M Cantamessa & B Yannou (eds), Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) Design For Harmonies. vol. 3, Design Society, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), vol. 3, pp. 171-180, International Conference on Engineering Design 2013 , Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 19/08/2013. <http://www.designsociety.org/publication/33324/ds_75-3_proceedings_of_the_19th_international_conference_on_engineering_design_iced13_design_for_harmonies_vol_3_design_organisation_and_management_seoul_korea_19-22_08_2013>

Configuring the development space for conceptualization. / Brønnum, Louise; Clausen, Christian.
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) Design For Harmonies. ed. / Udo Lindemann; V Srinivasan ; Yong Se Kim; Sang Won Lee; Marco Cantamessa; Bernard Yannou. Vol. 3 Design Society, 2013. p. 171-180 (Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Vol. 3).

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Brønnum L, Clausen C. Configuring the development space for conceptualization. In Lindemann U, Srinivasan V, Kim YS, Lee SW, Cantamessa M, Yannou B, editors, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13) Design For Harmonies. Vol. 3. Design Society. 2013. p. 171-180. (Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Vol. 3).

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