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HUMOUR PROCESSES FOR CREATIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN
Hatcher, G.; Ion, W.; Maclachlan, R.; Wodehouse, A.; Sheridan, M.; Simpson, B.
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2016
Editor:
Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad, Skec Stanko
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Series:
DESIGN
Section:
DESIGN INNOVATION
Page(s):
1025-1034
Abstract:
Humour has long been associated with creativity, however the link has rarely been applied to engineering design. This paper highlights analogies between humour creation and engineering design, and discusses opportunities to develop new processes and methods that could reinvigorate engineering concept design. Idea generation methods have been explored within the realms of improvised comedy and the visual medium of comic strips. The structures and principles of these creative humour processes present opportunities to view complex engineering problems from new and surprising perspectives.
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