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

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Claudia M. Eckert,

David F. Wyatt,

P. John ClarksonAuthors Info & Claims

C&C '09: Proceedings of the seventh ACM conference on Creativity and cognition

Pages 265 - 274

https://doi.org/10.1145/1640233.1640274

Published: 26 October 2009 Publication History

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.

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The elusive act of synthesis: creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products
1. Applied computing
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C&C '09: Proceedings of the seventh ACM conference on Creativity and cognition

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DOI:10.1145/1640233

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Zachos KMaiden NLevis SMaver TDo E(2015)Creativity Support to Improve Health-and-Safety in Manu-facturing PlantsProceedings of the 2015 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition10.1145/2757226.2757245(225-234)Online publication date: 22-Jun-2015
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