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Salter, Ammon and Gann, David (2003) Sources of ideas for innovation in engineering design. Research Policy, 32 (8). pp. 1309-1324. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00119-1 ISSN 0048-7333.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00119-1
Abstract
This paper explores the sources of ideas for innovation in engineering design. It shows that engineering designers involved in complex, non-routine design processes rely heavily on face-to-face conversations with other designers for solving problems and developing new innovative ideas. The research is based on a case study and survey of designers from Arup, a leading international engineering consultancy. We examine the role of different mechanisms for learning about new designs, the motivations of designers, problem-solving and limits to designers’ ability to innovate. We explore how the project-based nature of the construction sector shapes the ways in which designers develop new ideas and solve problems. We suggest that among the population of designers in Arup, there are a number of different design strategies for innovating and that these can have important implications for how design is managed. We locate our approach in the research on innovation in project-based firms, outlining patterns of innovation in firms that survive on the basis of their success in winning and managing projects.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Research Policy | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
ISSN: | 0048-7333 | ||||
Official Date: | September 2003 | ||||
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Volume: | 32 | ||||
Number: | 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1309-1324 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/S0048-7333(02)00119-1 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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