Perceived difficulty of design thinking activities in co-located and remote environments

Authors

  • Tuuli Utriainen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2017.460

Keywords:

Design thinking, global innovation, virtual teams, product development, engineering education.

Abstract

What kinds of challenges do teams face when engaged in design thinking in co-located and remote working environments? This paper demonstrates the perceived difficulty of different design activities and how they compare to one another. A framework comprising nine individual design activities is used to map out experiences of six multicultural, distributed student design teams. The results illustrate how decision-making is perceived as one of the most difficult activities. Shifts in ranking between environments are also explored.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Utriainen, T. (2017). Perceived difficulty of design thinking activities in co-located and remote environments. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 1(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2017.460