This paper investigates the influence of culture on product design in Botswana, a topic on which there little previous … in their design practice. An experimental approach was adopted to investigate the impact of socio-cultural variables in … product design. This experiment was conducted in Botswana with design students to analyse the socio-cultural variables …

how PNI could contribute to Design. This is understood by examining the field of PNI and person-environment research in … design. As an outcome, the project aims to produce a framework for further research and application. …

relying on an integrated health systems model. Exploring the implications for interior design, the paper presents a basic … nature of the person-environment relationship severely restricts the potential of interior design to make an enduring …

longer provide competitive advantage in markets based on different cost and value differentials. A shift in design practices … design led approach to innovation to assist medical device companies develop new services and experiences and reshape their … notions of the nature, development and deployment of health care services. This approach uses design tools and methodologies …

issues of personal transport faces significant design challenges. In this paper we describe an iterative design …

in small and medium enterprises has led to the development and implementation of design innovation programs, with many … western countries investing in design innovation programs for better firm performance. This paper investigates how firms … respond to a design innovation program and engage in continuous innovation, doing more business with a focused less diverse …

The importance of design for the success of product innovations has caught increasing attention of scholars lately … (Rindova and Petkova, 2007, Verganti, 2008). Previous research is related to user-centered design (Brown, 2008, Veryzer and … Borja de Mozota, 2005a), design contribution to NPD (Gemser and Leenders, 2001, Talke et al., 2009), or design …

groups and some interviews with a questionnaire to set context. The research draws on previous cultural, marketing and design … literature and current affairs and follows an inclusive design framework. The results successfully narrowed the research on a … the experiences of health services staff of providing care to EMCs to determine whether and how design may play a role in …

?Design representation is a crucial part of all design activity. Representations provide a vehicle through which design … ideas and decisions are explored, communicated and recorded. Since representation is so fundamental to design, it follows … that a deep understanding of the nature and use of representation has the potential to improve current design practice …