The elusive act of synthesis: Creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products

Claudia Eckert; David Wyatt; P. John Clarkson

doi:10.1145/1640233.1640274

The elusive act of synthesis: Creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products

Claudia Eckert, David Wyatt, P. John Clarkson

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Abstract

In engineering design it is necessary not only to find creative solutions to problems, but to be able to do so without introducing unacceptable levels of risk into the process. This paper studies how engineering firms use creativity within a Business Process Excellence framework, through a case study of diesel engine design. Overall it appears that the emphasis on reliable and repeatable processes causes creativity to be displaced backwards into R&D and forwards into "emergency innovation" during integration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	C and C 2009 - Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	265-274
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781605584034
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1640233.1640274
Publication status	Published - 26 Oct 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2009 - Berkeley, United States Duration: 27 Oct 2009 → 30 Oct 2009

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Conference	7th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Berkeley
Period	27/10/09 → 30/10/09

Keywords

Business Process Excellence
Case study
Creativity in engineering
Diesel engine
Engineering design

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Eckert, C, Wyatt, D & Clarkson, PJ 2009, The elusive act of synthesis: Creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products. in C and C 2009 - Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 265-274, 7th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2009, Berkeley, United States, 27/10/09. https://doi.org/10.1145/1640233.1640274

The elusive act of synthesis: Creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products. / Eckert, Claudia; Wyatt, David; Clarkson, P. John.
C and C 2009 - Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2009. p. 265-274.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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