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The Wisdom of the Crowd: Can Crowdsourcing Help Us Identify New Engineering Challenges? Identifying the right engineering problems to solve is a crucial first step in innovation. Chijioke Obieke; Jelena M.; and Ji Han from University of Liverpool; Cranfield University; and University of Exeter explore the potential of crowdsourcing to help engineers discover new design challenges (via ICED23 Proceedings: DS 122). https://lnkd.in/em_w-XQC Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas. How can we leverage crowdsourcing to identify and solve engineering challenges? What are the potential limitations of crowdsourcing in the design process? Share your thoughts on the future of collaborative innovation. Don't miss out!  · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/ The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #EngineeringDesign #Crowdsourcing #ProblemIdentification #Innovation #DesignThinking #ICED25

Unveiling the Hidden Engine of Innovation: A Network Approach Innovation is the lifeblood of any industry. But how do we truly measure its evolution over time? Soumyakant Padhee and Babak Heydari from Northeastern University investigate a novel approach using complex network analysis to shed light on the "latent innovation rate" within an industry (ICED 23Proceedings).https://lnkd.in/gcyt3auE   Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas. What are the limitations of traditional methods for measuring innovation? How can network analysis be applied to other industries to understand their innovation patterns? Share your thoughts on how to maintain a balance between exploitation and exploration within a company's innovation strategy! Don't miss out!   · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/  The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #Innovation #NetworkAnalysis #LatentInnovationRate #PatentCitationNetworks #TechnologyManagement #DesignThinking

Designing for an Uncertain Future: A Guide to Choosing the Right Scenarios The future is inherently uncertain, making long-term planning challenging. A recent study by Tjark Gall (1,2); Flore Vallet (1,2); Malek B. (1); and Bernard Yannou(1) from 1: LGI, CentraleSupeléc; and 2: Anthropolis Chair, IRT SystemX propose a framework to help designers choose suitable scenarios for creating effective solutions in uncertain environments (ICED 23 Proceedings). https://lnkd.in/gxw2xrVg Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas. How can scenarios be used to design solutions for complex social and environmental challenges? What are the limitations of using scenarios in the design process? Share your thoughts on the importance of considering future uncertainties in design! Don't miss out!  · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/ The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #ScenarioPlanning #DesignThinking #FuturesStudies #Uncertainty #LongTermDesign #ComplexSystems

Art and technology are often seen as two completely different fields. But these worlds are increasingly being brought together, including within TU/e. TU/e innovation Space facilitates an Art & Tech course and also builds a broad Art & Tech community with students and experts from both scientific and cultural fields. Read more about TU/e Art U Tech students: https://lnkd.in/empq58i4 Nabuurs&VanDoorn #Artandtech, #Art, #Technology

Bridging the Gap: How to Improve Communication in Product Development Imagine you're on a design team and the engineers speak a different language than the marketing team. This can make it difficult to ensure that a product meets both functional needs and user requirements. Krüger, Merlin Frederik; Stefan Zorn, and Kilian Gericke from the University of Rostock propose a method to improve communication during product development (via ICED23 Proceedings: DS 122). https://lnkd.in/gRBKeqHM Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas. How can we improve communication and collaboration in design teams? What are the biggest challenges in translating user needs into product requirements? Share your thoughts on the future of product development. Don't miss out!  · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/ The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #ProductDevelopment #Communication #DesignThinking #RequirementsEngineering #Innovation #ICED25

Excited to share the publication of my latest research paper titled "A Modular Ontology Modeling Approach to Developing Digital Product Passports to Promote Circular Economy in the Built Environment", co-authored with Annika Moscati, He Tan, and Peter Johansson. This study, published in Sustainable Production and Consumption, explores the use of #DigitalProductPassports (DPPs) to enable #CircularEconomy in the #BuiltEnvironment by adopting a modular ontological approach. The paper demonstrate the development of modular ontology using established and standard #OntologyDesignPatterns. This approach improves the scalability, interoperability, and reusability of ontologies, in contrast to those developed as a single monolithic entity. Grateful to all my collaborators and the experts from both industry and academia who contributed their invaluable insights. Special thanks to Vinnova for providing funding and to the companies that participated in co-production of the work: Fagerhult, Informationsbyggarna AB, and Plan B. Additionally, I am grateful for the support from the School of Engineering, Jönköping University. Check out the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/gpszrxSA

Prototypes in Flux: Understanding How Designs Evolve Prototyping is a cornerstone of the design process, allowing designers to create physical representations of their ideas for testing and refinement. Ricardo Ciudad Real; Chris Snider; Mark Goudswaard; and Ben Hicks from University of Bristol explore how prototypes change throughout the design iteration cycle (ICED 23 Proceedings). https://lnkd.in/gVY2ypB5 Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas. What are the biggest challenges in effectively iterating on prototype designs? How can we leverage new technologies to create more efficient and informative prototyping processes? Share your thoughts on the future of prototyping and its role in the design cycle. Don't miss out!  · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/ The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #Prototyping #DesignProcess #Iteration #ChangeManagement #ProductDesign #EmbodimentDesign #BigData #CaseStudies

Design Thinking Gets a Speculative Twist: Using Black Mirror to Spark Innovation Design thinking is a popular method for creative problem-solving. But Jung Kyung Seo, Neharika Makam; Summer Jung, PhD, Kim Seoyoung; and Kim Sohyeong from Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego explore how speculative design, inspired by shows like Black Mirror, can enhance this process (ICED23, Proceedings: DS 122). https://lnkd.in/gR5x5Xg3 Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas! How can we ensure that innovation benefits society? Share your thoughts on the role of speculative design in responsible development and the importance of considering the bigger picture. Don't miss out!  · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/ The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #DesignThinking #SpeculativeDesign #BlackMirror #Innovation #SocialImpact #DesignProcess

🗣️Rachel Pooley and Freddy Guemeni from the Innovation Factory, spoke at the academic event, “Turning Your Ideas into Assets” this week. So, what went down? 💡 There were practical tips and insightful talks from a variety of perspectives, including The University of Manchester's School Lead for Business Engagement for the School of Engineering and Holiferm CEO James Winterburn and NeuWave Technologies founder Jana Stella who discussed evaluating business ideas with patents and market research. Our head of IP services, Freddy Guemeni, also spoke at the event, highlighting: "For early-stage technologies, IP is your currency. The IP strategy supports the business model and can unlock a unique competitive advantage, premium pricing, or a lower price point." The overarching message from this event was the importance of clearly articulating your value proposition. Whether you’re communicating with future customers or people looking to invest, you need to be able to get your message across. It was so wonderful to see such a spirit of innovation amongst academics at the University of Manchester, all eager to bring their ideas to life. We have more events planned to support Engineering academics on their innovation journey. So, watch this space ! 👀 #IP #Commercialisation #AcademicInnovation #Engineering #IdeasIntoAssets

Can We Understand Design Thinking Better? Designers often rely on intuition and creative leaps. Kroll Ehud and Lauri Koskela from Braude College of Engineering and University of Huddersfield explore how "abduction research" can shed light on these processes (via ICED23 Proceedings: DS 122). https://lnkd.in/gW4_8saw Join the "Design is a Team Sport" movement at ICED25 Dallas! Can a deeper understanding of design thinking lead to better innovation? Share your thoughts on the role of intuition and creative leaps in design. Don't miss out!  · Register for ICED25 Dallas: iced.designsociety.org/ The University of Texas at Dallas, The Design Society #DesignThinking #Creativity #Innovation #DesignProcess