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The State of Prototyping Practice in the Industrial Setting - Potential, Challenges and Implications

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Publication Date2019-07-01
JournalProceedings of the ā€¦ International Conference on Engineering Design
AuthorsSarah Diefenbach, Lara Christoforakos, Bettina Maisch, Kirstin Kohler
InstitutionsSiemens (Germany), Technische Hochschule Mannheim
Citations7

Abstract

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Abstract Prototyping as a central method within innovation- and product development processes has a high acceptance in industry. Various prototyping tools provide impressive visualizations of product ideas in early development stages and especially low fidelity prototyping methods seem easily applicable. However, a closer look at prototyping in practice reveals a number of misunderstandings and barriers regarding effective prototyping, often related to different stakeholdersā€™ (e.g., developer, designer, client) ideas about the purpose of prototyping. Based on a combination of literature analysis, adapting existing models and methods in user centered design (e.g., personas, double diamond design process) and empirical results from industrial research cooperation, we introduce a focus group format and a first model of prototyping maturity, which can help organizations to reflect on their state of practice in prototyping on an individual, team, and organizational level. The maturity model also forms a valuable theoretical lens for design research. Thus, our research aims at researchers in the field of prototyping as well as practitioners involved in prototyping and innovation processes.

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References

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  1. 2007 - Eleven lessons: managing design in eleven global brands
  2. 2011 - Existing prototyping perspectives: considerations for service design
  3. 2017 - Mensch und Computer 2017 - Usability Professionals 2017
  4. 2018 - Mensch und Computer 2018 - Usability Professionals 2018
  5. 2013 - Prototypen auf dem PrĆ¼fstand

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