Purpose This article proposes a conceptual basis upon which to address strategic design as
business intellectual capital. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was carried …

Highlights•Design fixation affects a broad range of design practices.•Fixation can be related
to many other concepts from other disciplines.•The relationship between fixation and …

Highlights•We map the current use of prototypes in 8 different companies.•Prototypes can be
used to elicit unknown unknowns throughout the design process.•High functional prototypes …

An important aspect in visualization design is the connection between what a designer does
and the decisions the designer makes. Existing design process models, however, do not …

Highlights•Creative evaluative reasoning in design critiques by expert designers was
examined.•Evaluation types (originality, functionality, aesthetics) differ in their underpinning …

Novelty is an important characteristic of a creative idea, forming a core component of
creativity. Measurement of novelty is therefore essential to assess creativity. We found …

Highlights•We surveyed 105 Australian architects on their learning behaviours and
performance.•Team learning behaviours were positively associated with team …

Highlights•We explore the multi-scale nature of design activity.•We propose a framework for
combining understanding of design activity across scales.•We demonstrate the multi-scale …

Highlights•We demonstrate the efficacy of a mixed methods approach to design
research.•We establish clear commonalities between practice and laboratory design …

Motivated by an acknowledged need to study creativity in the context of virtual project teams
(VPT s), in this article, we contribute to theory by analysing the role that leadership plays for …