TR192: Design Exploration Assessment Methodology: Testing the Guidance of Design Processes

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Abstract: This paper introduces the Design Exploration Assessment Methodology (DEAM) for comparing the impact of differences in process on outcome for given design problems. Current practice fails to reliably generate high performing alternatives in part because it lacks systematic means to compare existing or emerging design processes. Researchers lack empirical methods and data to evaluate design challenges and the strategies available to address them. In this paper we document, and then apply DEAM to professional implementation of six design strategies across two design challenges using the charrette test method. Results compare strategies according to the performance of the solution(s) generated. For the strategies and challenges investigated, more information during design does not always assist the designer to produce better performing alternatives. We discuss possible explanations, and conclude with a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of DEAM as an evaluation method. Initial findings demonstrate that DEAM is a method capable of providing meaningful comparison of strategies in the domain of energy efficient design challenges.

Type of resource	text
Date created	June 2010

Subject	CIFE
Subject	Center for Integrated Facility Engineering
Subject	Stanford University
Subject	Challenge
Subject	creativity
Subject	Design Theory
Subject	Exploration
Subject	Guidance
Subject	Strategy
Genre	Technical report

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/dh230rt8010

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Preferred Citation: Clevenger, Caroline and Haymaker, John and Ehrich, Andrew. (2010). TR192: Design Exploration Assessment Methodology: Testing the Guidance of Design Processes. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/dh230rt8010

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