Patent stimuli search and its influence on ideation outcomes
Prior studies on design ideation have demonstrated the efficacy of using patents as stimuli for concept generation. However, the following questions remain: (a) From which part of the large patent database can designers identify stimuli? (b) What are their implications on ideation outcomes? This res...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Design Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470117000270/type/journal_article |