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D234: FRAMING PROCESSES IN DESIGN
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Sequencing idea factories | bridging creativity frameworks and domain-specific design practice 1Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany; 2Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany; 3University of Rostock, Germany; 4Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany; 5Texas A&M University, United States of America This contribution addresses the lack of a structured framework for idea workshops in the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) and resource-constrained settings. The current workshops in IDE are based on general creativity literature rather than on the processes and experiences inherent in IDE. This contribution derives a sequenced mode and integrates proposals to overcome helps to overcome common pitfalls. The sequencing shows best-practice in IDE and enables untrained users to enhance idea quality and process efficiency. The contribution offers a foundation for creativity technique assignment. Framing and reframing in design: the use of an NLP-based memory model 1Ariel University, Israel; 2Drexel University, United States of America This study introduces an NLP-based Memory Model that structures how framing and reframing evolve throughout design. Grounded in constructive and situated memory theories, it models memory as a dynamic system of activation and decay, enabling measurement of the number and semantic value of frames in design discourse. Analyses of architecture students’ sessions show framing peaks during exploration and declines as solutions stabilize. They also show semantic diversity cycles through expansion and narrowing, revealing framing as a continuous, memory-driven reinterpretive process. Framing: a computable principle of design for systems Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Why do all design acts begin by explicating a bounded frame of work? In design ontology, framing is the selection and representation of components and features in a system to guide perception and decision of designers but remains implicit. As a structural abstraction it becomes an explicit principle, formalised by a computational methodology that parameterises bounds and projects elements of a design having weighted attributes, in a relational context. Thus, the cognitive act becomes epistemic to compute for generating and evaluating frames, aligning design reasoning with scientific discourse. Exploring design for environmental impact: expanding the context phase and problem framing University of Antwerp, Belgium This paper proposes a practical reframing design thinking as early as possible in the design process, so that sustainability is treated as integral rather something to be retrofitted. We present the broadened context phase as the first part of the Impact Design process. This iterative set of steps help designers exploring environmental problem spaces before commiting to a target group. We evaluated the approach with university students, in a sustainability course and a master project. Findings indicate that the method helps select the most impactful problem to address. | ||
