Usability tests of ideation flexibility tools with engineering design practitioners
Usability tests of ideation flexibility tools with engineering design practitioners
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与工程设计从业者一起进行构思灵活性工具的可用性测试
DOI：
10.1080/15710882.2017.1325909
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发表时间：
2018
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影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Eli Silk
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作者：
Seda McKilligan;K. Jablokow;S. Daly;Eli Silk
摘要在工程领域，构思灵活性被定义为工程师根据当前任务的要求在他或她的首选和非首选方式之间移动的能力。在这项研究中，可用性的三个具体的工具，以提高工程师的思维灵活性的问题框架指南，设计启发式和基于认知风格的团队合作，与设计从业者在现实世界中的设置进行了调查。16名专业人士的表现和看法进行了分析，因为他们探讨设计问题和解决方案，使用这些工具在3小时的研讨会。研究结果表明，所有这三种工具都有设计构思的价值，与改进的空间，结构化的指示，为他们的使用。此外，结果表明，认知风格不影响个人的表现或这些工具的看法，这支持他们的价值和有效性的全科医生观众。
Abstract In an engineering context, ideation flexibility is defined as an engineer’s ability to move between his or her preferred and non-preferred ways of generating ideas as required by the current task. In this study, the usability of three specific tools for enhancing the ideation flexibility of engineers—the Problem Framing Guide, Design Heuristics and Cognitive Style-Based Teaming—was investigated with design practitioners in a real-world setting. The performance and perceptions of 16 professionals were analysed as they explored design problems and solutions using these tools in a 3-h workshop. Study outcomes show that all three tools have value in design ideation, with room for improvement in terms of structured instructions for their use. Additionally, results suggest that cognitive style does not influence an individual’s performance with or perceptions of these tools, which supports their value and validity for a general practitioner audience.