For Whom Are We Prototyping? A Review of the Role of Conceptual Prototyping in Engineering Design Creativity

DS 73-2 Proceedings of the 2nd International conference on Design Creativity Volume 2

Year: 2012
Editor: Duffy, A.; Nagai, Y.; Taura, T.
Author: Berglund, A.; Leifer, L.
Section: Creativity and Innovation
Page(s): 201-210

Abstract

n transporting ideas into concrete manifestations. Prototypes unlock cognitive association mechanisms related to visualization, prior experience, and interpersonal communication in ways that favour iterative learning between peers in the product development community. When, where, and how to use prototyping strategies depends on context and demands a high level of situation awareness. The nature of this awareness is in turn dependent on cultural variables. This paper investigates how prototyping is perceived in two distinctly different high performance academic contexts (i.e. Stanford and KTH). In both cases we have studied how prototyping enables new knowledge to emerge through iteration and team-based communication. The paper focuses on student‘s perceived learning experiences and on teacher‘s experiences within engineering design projects. Building on related research, this paper establishes a link between embedded implicit knowledge and its consequences for objective learning.

Keywords: prototyping, design creativity, collaboration, knowledge, learning

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