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FRUGAL INNOVATION IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM NUCLEAR REACTOR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

Verma, Aditi

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Papers
DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Year:
2018
Editor:
Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author:
Verma, Aditi
Series:
DESIGN
Section:
SOCIOTECHNICAL ISSUES IN DESIGN
Page(s):
2787-2798
DOI number:
https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0453
Abstract:
Frugal innovation has typically been observed in the design of relatively simple artifacts and systems.This work finds evidence of in a ‘complex’ setting: the design and development nuclear reactors in India. Drawing on more than 40 interviews with reactor designers and equipment manufacturers, this paper describes the improvisational design practices that led to a localization of reactor technology in India. These findings are significant because they suggest the possibility of an alternate home-grown technology development paradigm for resource-constrained designers in developing countries.
Keywords:
frugal innovation, complex systems, innovation management, design process
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