The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects
The importance of prototyping in the design process has been widely recognized, but less research emphasis has been placed on the appropriate timing and detail of so-called "throwaway" prototyping during the preliminary design phase. Based on a study of mid-career professional graduate stu...
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| description | The importance of prototyping in the design process has been widely recognized, but less research emphasis has been placed on the appropriate timing and detail of so-called "throwaway" prototyping during the preliminary design phase. Based on a study of mid-career professional graduate students, statistically significant correlations were found between the time such prototypes were created and design outcome. Building prototypes early on in the design process, or performing additional rounds of benchmarking and user interaction later on during the project (in addition to the typical early stage efforts), correlated with better design outcome, although the total time spent on these activities did not. The correlation between project presentations and reviewer scores are also touched upon. These findings suggest that the timing of design activities is more important than the time spent on them. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1203182022-10-01T05:49:55Z The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects Haeggman, Anders K Honda, Tomonori Yang, Maria C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Data, Systems, and Society Haeggman, Anders K Honda, Tomonori Yang, Maria The importance of prototyping in the design process has been widely recognized, but less research emphasis has been placed on the appropriate timing and detail of so-called "throwaway" prototyping during the preliminary design phase. Based on a study of mid-career professional graduate students, statistically significant correlations were found between the time such prototypes were created and design outcome. Building prototypes early on in the design process, or performing additional rounds of benchmarking and user interaction later on during the project (in addition to the typical early stage efforts), correlated with better design outcome, although the total time spent on these activities did not. The correlation between project presentations and reviewer scores are also touched upon. These findings suggest that the timing of design activities is more important than the time spent on them. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Award CMMI-1130791) Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion Finnish Cultural Foundation 2019-02-11T16:13:15Z 2019-02-11T16:13:15Z 2013-08 2019-01-14T17:10:22Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaper 978-0-7918-5592-8 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120318 Häggman, Anders, Tomonori Honda, and Maria C. Yang. “The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects.” Volume 5: 25th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; ASME 2013 Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (August 4, 2013). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-2564 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-1378 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7776-3423 http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/DETC2013-12700 Volume 5: 25th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; ASME 2013 Power Transmission and Gearing Conference Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf ASME International ASME |
| spellingShingle | Haeggman, Anders K Honda, Tomonori Yang, Maria C. The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects |
| title | The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects |
| title_full | The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects |
| title_short | The Influence of Timing in Exploratory Prototyping and Other Activities in Design Projects |
| title_sort | influence of timing in exploratory prototyping and other activities in design projects |
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