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Design Space Methods Creative Design for Engineering students Samuel Huron - 2017

Today • Presentation of the course organisation. • Philosophy of the class • Lecture on Design / Problem / Creativity

Grading • 30% - Participation • 30% - Homework • 40% - Final Project • This is a project based class (do a project you like). • This class need work and commitment, Class participation is mandatory, Home work is mandatory, Final report and presentation are mandatory • Do not be late (after 5 minutes you are out). This class is inperfect all your suggestions are welcome, and may help to improve.

About this Class • Personal interest about design space methods • Based on interview of 19 Director of research lab around the world from different institution and domains • This is a first attempt, help me to improve it.


 
 
 Class Organisation • Cours 1: Presentation about problem, design and creation • Cours 2: What is a design space? Setup • Cours 3: How to construct a design space? 
 • Cours 4: What and why exploring a design space? Explore • Cours 5: How to explore a design space? 
 • Cours 6: How to communicate a design space? Communicate • Cours 7: Communicating a design space? 
 • Cours 8: Evaluation

Informations • Google Drive: http://goo.gl/FQlSSG • NAME_SUBNAME_01_HOMEWORKNAME • Website : 
 http://perso.telecom-paristech.fr/~shuron/Classes/ SES209/


 
 
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Setup Explore Communicate

Philosophy of the class • This class need work and commitment • Class participation is mandatory • Home work is mandatory • Final report and presentation are mandatory • Do not be late ( after 5 minutes you are done) • This is a project based class (do a project you like) • This class is imperfect your suggestion may help to improve

Lecture #1: 
 Problems, Design, Creativity & Design Spaces

Lecture #1: Program • What is a ill defined problem? • Why creativity is so important ? • What is a research design problem? • How to be creative? • What is a design space?

What is design ?

Problem Solution

Type of problems Type of solutions

Well Ill Problems defined defined Well Ill Well Ill Solutions defined defined defined defined

Well Ill defined defined Off the shelve Solution Creative Unknown solution + adaptation approach Action Identification Require Action Creation + expertise Creation

Ill defined

wicked problem

A B There is no definitive formulation of the problem. Any problem formulation may embody inconsistencies and different solutions.

Formulations of the problem are solution- dependent. Nigel Cross

Proposing solutions is a means of understanding the problem. There is no definitive solution to the problem 
 Nigel Cross

There is no definitive formulation of the problem 
 Any problem formulation may embody inconsistencies Nigel Cross

Problem Wicked Problem Well defined Ill defined Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution

Wicked Problem Ill defined interpreted N Problem formulated Problem Problem Well defined Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution

Problem seeker Problem finder

Sum up - problem / solution • Different types of problems • Different types of solutions • Ill defined /wicked problem: • do not have one formulation • formulation of the problem impact the 
 alternatives solutions • do not have one solution

In your professional life listen understand reframe reformulate

So why we tend to… Problem Solution

Common barriers 
 to problem solving & creativity 0 - Fixation ! 1 - Confirmation bias ! 2 - Metal Set ! 3 - Functional fixedness !

Creativity is important !

Why creativity is important ?

Why creativity is important ? http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-mind-of-an-architect/ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14841104

Exercice 1 - Draw me a…

Exercice 1 “Imagine, draw and describe an animal living on a planet that is very different from earth.” TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR DRAWING AND UPLOAD IT TO: http://goo.gl/FQlSSG –Ward et al. 1994

Exercice 1 “Imagine, draw and describe an animal living on a planter that was very different from earth.” “Generate and draw an other member of the same species, 
 and a member of a different species.” TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR DRAWING AND UPLOAD IT TO: http://goo.gl/FQlSSG –Ward et al. 1994

Result ? –Ward et al. 1994

The Role of Specificity and Abstraction in Creative Idea Generation Ward et al. 1994,2004

Peter Konig

Different types of design

Design Prototypes: A Knowledge Representation Schema for Design, 
 p34 John S. Gero

Design Prototypes: A Knowledge Representation Schema for Design, 
 p34 John S. Gero

Design Prototypes: A Knowledge Representation Schema for Design, 
 p34 John S. Gero

Routine Innovative Creative Design Prototypes: A Knowledge Representation Schema for Design, 
 p34 John S. Gero

Mouse? Routine Innovative Creative

Routine Innovative Creative

Routine Innovative Creative

Routine Innovative Creative

Sum up - Creativity • Different biais to avoid (fixation, confirmation,mental set… ) • Abstract structure could support creativity • Different types of design (Routine, Innovative Creative)

Design Space

DATE AUTHOR DEFINITIONS Zwicky Allan MacLean , Richard M. Young , Victoria M.E. 1991 “a space of possibilities” Bellotti & Thomas P. Moran “the concept of a design space, which constrains design M Beaudouin-Lafon, 2003 possibilities along some dimensions, while leaving others Wendy Mackay open for creative exploration” “the design process can be described as the construction, 2007 Heap exploration and expansion of a conceptual space; a Design Space” is a method for structuring and analyzing the total set of 2009 relationships contained in multi-dimensional, non-quantifiable Tom Ritchey problem complexes, and for synthesizing solution spaces.

“Talent is a very hight pattern recognition system and find the meaning in the chaos and pull it out, and say it mean that it mean this.” –Brian Collins

Todo for next week • Problem Statement: • Define, or choose (url will be sent) • Problem Motivation community (1 paragraph of 5 lines for each ) • Pick a subject that matter • Draw in details your design process for this problem: • One A4 page (draft, pen an paper is ok)