Designing and engineering : ambidextrous mindsets for innovation - Lande, Micah; Leifer, Larry J; Roth, Bernard; Sheppard, S. (Sheri); Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering (2012)
Design transforms people and the stuff they make. How technical engineers learn and advance a human-centered design approach, and what catalysts and barriers for their learning exist, will be illustrated with research done with student mechanical engineering designers engaged in work practice. Ambidextrous Mindsets for Innovation is a framework for relating designerly ways of knowing-doing-acting and engineering ways of knowing-doing-acting. Empirical findings are based on evidence collected from nine engineering design teams in a graduate mechanical engineering course. The focus is on their prototyping habits over time, supported by observations of team meetings and review of team documentation reports.
Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2012.
Rights: (c) Copyright 2012 by Micah Jon Lande
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