X-PEC – A Problem Expanding and Creativity Framework for Generating Effective Ideas to Improve Sustainability in the Early Stages of Product Development
DS 130: Proceedings of NordDesign 2024, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12th - 14th August 2024
Year: 2024
Editor: Malmqvist, J.; Candi, M.; Saemundsson, R. J.; Bystrom, F. and Isaksson, O.
Author: Mohnke, Jonas; Morsdorf, Simon; Vielhaber, Michael
Series: NordDESIGN
Institution: Saarland University, Germany
Page(s): 683-692
DOI number: 10.35199/NORDDESIGN2024.73
ISBN: 978-1-912254-21-7
Abstract
This contribution highlights the significance of support methods for the early stages of sustainable product development and culminates in the introduction of a comprehensive framework in this domain. The framework aims at assisting designers and product engineers in generating and evaluating ideas for the development of product systems with high sustainability potential. The multi-iterative framework, whose effectiveness has already been demonstrated in diverse workshops, leverages a fusion of creativity and evaluation techniques, identified through an extensive comparison of techniques.
Keywords: Sustainability, Idea Generation, Early Design Phase, Business Models, Product Development