Burcak,
The books I was referring to in my last email are:
"Digital Dreams: the Work of the Sony Design Centre" by Paul Kunkel
and
"IDEO: Masters of Innovation" by Jeremy Myerson
Hope they help,
Paul
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From: Chris Heape [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 09 September 2003 18:55
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: design process research in professional practice
Hi Burcak,
You could try this.
Brandt, E. (2001)
Event-Driven product Development: Collaboration and learning. Ph.D
thesis, Technical University of Denmark.
ISBN: 87-90855-35-3
Best regards,
Chris.
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On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 07:27 PM, Burcak Altay wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
> I am looking for references and cases where design firms
> (architectural or industrial design preferrably) have carried out
> research of a design process in their practices; and utilized the
> findings as a feedback for their further processes/activites.
>
> The aim of the research may vary, and the way the research findings
> have been used may vary; the important aspect for me is that the
> research will include an anlaysis of some aspect of the design process
> (eg. the evolution of the design product during the process; research
> related to communication of multiple team members; analyis of value
> systems of designers during the process; strategies used at
> negotiations with clients; comparison of the different phases/stages
> of the process in terms of priorites etc.) and that this research will
> have been used to actually improve the future practice(s)of the firm,
> thus being integrated into the practice. The delivery of the research
> to the `wider` audience is also crucial; whether it is presented in
> form of a lecture, report, or communicated only to certain actors who
> utilize the findings in their own particular practices etc.
>
> I would welcome any references--published books/articles/websites, as
> well as sharing of experiences of such cases.
> You can reply on or off list and I will eventually aim at compiling
> the responses to share with the list.
> Thank you,
>
>
> Burcak Altay, PhD
> SOM
> Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP
> 14 Wall Street,
> New York, New York 10005
> Phone: 212 298-0290
> Fax: 212 312-4116
>
>
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