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COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON DESIGN SPACE EXPANSION DURING TEAMWORK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Marija Majda Perisic,
Mario Štorga and
John S. Gero
Marija Majda Perisic*
Affiliation:
University of Zagreb, FSB;
Mario Štorga
Affiliation:
University of Zagreb, FSB;Luleå University of Technology;
John S. Gero
Affiliation:
UNC Charlotte
*
Perisic, Marija Majda, University of Zagreb, FSB, Department of Design, Croatia, mperisic@fsb.hr

Abstract

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When observing a design space expansion during teamwork, several studies found that cumulative solution-related issues' occurrence follows a linear trend. Such findings contradict the hypothesis of solution-related issues being characteristic for the later design stages. This work relies on agent-based simulations to explore the emerging patterns in design solution space expansion during teamwork. The results demonstrate trends that accord with the empirical findings, suggesting that a cognitive effort in solution space expansion remains constant throughout a design session. The collected data on agents' cognitive processes and solution space properties enabled additional insights, which led to the detection of four distinct regimes of design solution space expansion.

Keywords

Design cognitionTeamworkSimulationDesign space expansion

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021, pp. 691 - 700
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