The description of a method for the notation and analysis of the creative process in design,
drawing on insights from design practice and cognitive psychology. This book presents …

A design is said to be as successful as the leading idea that drives it is. Mature designers
make frequent use of 'stock ideas' accumulated over time and stored in memory and …

This study consists of four experimental idea generation meetings, which explore whether
functions of sketching in design activity are also valid for idea generation meetings. The …

The design studio has been, and will probably continue to be, the cornerstone of design
education. Its major feature is the one-on-one desk critique (crit), in which student and …

The design studio, at the heart of design education everywhere, embodies the underlying
presumption that students who work side by side, and often in collaboration, benefit from …

Brainsketching is an idea generation technique, based on brainwriting, that uses sketching
as the primary means of recording ideas. During brainsketching, participants sketch their …

Studies of creativity have shown that idea generation within groups produces fewer novel
ideas. To address this, we examine ways to stimulate the creative process in idea …

This study consists of four experimental meetings, which explore whether functions of
sketching in design activity are also valid for idea generation meetings in design. The …

Design creativity can be enhanced by identifying the underlying cognitive capabilities used
by expert designers and training novice designers for those capabilities specifically. It has …

This thesis examines the typical nature of design thinking, which is compared and
contrasted with scientific and political thinking. A theoretical framework is formulated and …