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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Transactions ID Number: 29-786
Full Name: Denis Coelho
Position: Assistant Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Beira Interior, Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã
Country: PORTUGAL
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E-mail address: denis@ubi.pt
Other E-mails: denis.a.coelho@gmail.com
Title of the Paper: Combining product development methods with activity theory to trigger new concept generation
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Denis Coelho
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Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: This paper reviews literature on product development established processes, showing how these emphasize requirements specification as a starting point in new concept generation. Rather than limiting inputs for new concept generation to verbal requirement lists, industrial design students seem to prefer to be stimulated with ideas in context. Activity theory is considered to the benefit of many human activity processes, as the fundamental ground-laying theory on this matter illustrates. A new method that takes as point of departure human activity to search for new product concepts was developed and is presented in this paper. It supports pushing the envelope of creativity beyond the mere upgrade of existing concepts. Systematic design procedures are also used to evaluate and improve the initial concepts and guide their development. Paradigm shift may represent a great opportunity but also a challenge for widespread adoption of new concepts. The proposed method is pu!
t into perspective with activity based methods for systems design. The paper concludes with further application area suggestions for activity theory within the engineering domain.
Keywords: Study of human activity; Design theory; Science of design; Conceptual design; Ergonomics
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Special (Invited) Session: Triggering concept generation with activity theory
Organizer of the Session: MEQAPS1-15
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