DESIGNPILOT - a Web-Based Design Innovation Method for Integrating Design Methods into the Development and Design of Products, Services and Interactions

EasyChair Preprint 10378

Abstract

Design is a central factor in the digital transformation. On the one hand, products are changing rapidly, on the other hand, working methods in product development are changing. The future concept "Industry 4.0" needs an accompanying "Design 4.0". The DESIGNPILOT offers a complex set of digital tools that can make an innovative contribution in agile development environments.

The DESIGNPILOT is a web-based design innovation method that structures development processes, enhances creativity and optimises and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration. The web app aims to combine creative thinking and a systematic approach to effectively solve complex problems. The system was developed by Professor Wolfgang Schabbach as part of his research and teaching in the Integrated Product Design course at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.

As a navigator through creative problem-solving processes, the DESIGNPILOT promotes divergent thinking and cognitive activities that oscillate between analytical reflection on the one hand and intuitive-associative thinking on the other - an essential feature of any creative process. In this way, it conveys design know-how and supports cooperative planning at the same time.

In a figurative sense, the DESIGNPILOT represents a "laboratory of design". It awakens the discovery mode in the users - lightness and experimentation with ideas are combined with discipline and a structured approach.

The DESIGNPILOT divides the design process into 8 phases and leads through all stages of product development, also iteratively. Review tools are available to check the design and the current project status (project phases and milestones). Users have a TOOLBOX, a "digital toolbox", with 180 tools and 77 creativity techniques. DESIGNPILOT is designed as a web app and runs on all user interfaces and devices (PCs, tablets, smartphones). Access to the TOOLBOX is free of charge and without registration. (www.designpilot.info).

Keyphrases: Design as a way of thinking and acting, Design innovation method, Problem-solving creativity

@booklet{EasyChair:10378,
  author    = {Wolfgang Schabbach},
  title     = {DESIGNPILOT - a Web-Based Design Innovation Method for Integrating Design Methods into the Development and Design of Products, Services and Interactions},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 10378},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2023}}