Naslov
The Dynamics of Design: Exploring Heterogeneity in Meso-scale Team Processes

Autori
Cash, Philip ; Škec, Stanko ; Štorga, Mario

Izvornik
Design studies (0142-694X) 64 (2019); 124-153

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
case study ; design activity ; design practice ; work sampling

Sažetak
There is a critical gap in understanding how meso-scale team processes - interactions between individuals in a team - develop in design teams and specifically how they dynamically balance design with managerial effort. We treat this deficit by contrasting two in- depth cases using work sampling data. We identify a number of contributions. First, we describe how design team processes display both goal/action and temporal heterogeneity. Second, we demonstrate how this heterogeneity is underpinned by common principles that consistently shape team processes in design. Specifically: proportional goal/action composition and recurring process patterns over time. Finally, we describe how these principles can be integrated via ‘archetypal process types’. Together, these substantially extend prior theory and point to specific implications for future design research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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