What do the concept generation techniques of TRIZ, Morphological Analysis and Brainstorming have in common?

DS 75-7: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Design for Harmonies, Vol.7: Human Behaviour in Design, Seoul, Korea, 19-22.08.2013

Year: 2013
Editor: Udo Lindemann, Srinivasan V, Yong Se Kim, Sang Won Lee, John Clarkson, Gaetano Cascini
Author: Kannengiesser, Udo; Williams, Christopher; Gero, John
Series: ICED
Institution: 1: Metasonic AG, Germany; 2: Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA; 3: Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, Virginia, USA, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Page(s): 297-300
ISBN: 978-1-904670-50-6
ISSN:  2220-4334

Abstract

One of the goals of design research is to identify regularities across different design processes. This paper presents experimental evidence that there exist commonalities between three separate concept generation techniques: TRIZ, Morphological Analysis, and Brainstorming. This evidence is based on protocol studies involving mechanical engineering students that use the three techniques for performing different design tasks. The protocols have been coded using the function-behaviour-structure (FBS) scheme and then analysed in terms of the cumulative occurrence of FBS design issues. The commonalities found are related to the first occurrence of certain design issues, and to their continuity and linearity.

Keywords: Design cognition, design methods, design practice

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