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A note on the debate on scientific process vs. design process

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Author

Editor

  • Thomas Howard
  • Mougaard Krestine
  • McAloone Tim
  • Hansen Claus Thorp

Summary, in English

It has been often claimed that the scientific process is quite opposite to the design process, mainly based on the former’s analysis of existing phenomena in order to develop a theory, while the design process is an act of synthesis that creates something new in the world. In the light of the developments that led to this conception, and with reference to the current views of the scientific process, we maintain that the scientific process has more similarities with the design process than differences from it. As parallels can be drawn between the two processes, some implications for further research into the fundamentals of the design activity are discussed.

Department/s

Publishing year

2011

Language

English

Pages

356-365

Publication/Series

ICED

Volume

DS 68

Issue

2

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Design Society

Topic

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Keywords

  • Design Sciences
  • Design Method
  • Scientific Method
  • Epistemology
  • Machine Design
  • Maskinkonstruktion

Conference name

18th International Conference on Engineering Design, 2011

Conference date

2011-08-15 - 2011-08-18

Conference place

Copenhagen, Denmark

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2220-4342
  • ISSN: 2223-7941
  • ISBN: 978-1-904670-32-2