Rolling with the punches: An examination of team performance in a design task subject to drastic changes

• Published in: Design studies Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 99 - 121
• Main Authors: McComb, Christopher, Cagan, Jonathan, Kotovsky, Kenneth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
• Subjects: collaborative design; design cognition; design methodology; problem solving; design methodology; collaborative design; problem solving; design cognition

Designers must often create solutions to problems that exhibit dynamic characteristics. For instance, a client might modify specifications after design has commenced, or a competitor may introduce a new technology or feature. This paper presents a cognitive study that was conducted to explore the ma...