Portraying Design Essence

Paper presented at the 51st Hawaii International Conference in System Science (HICSS) Forthcoming

10 Pages Posted: 20 Sep 2017

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Leona Chandra Kruse

Hochschule Liechtenstein

Jeffrey V. Nickerson

Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business

Date Written: January 2018

Abstract

Recent discourse in the Design Science Research community addresses the necessity to accumulate and reuse design knowledge. However, design methods are complex and so are the traditional ways to document design knowledge. Inspired by the high business and academic impact of Business Model Canvas, we argue that a single-page portrayal of nine design elements can help designers to capture design knowledge and eventually share it with other designers. This paper reports on our attempt to create, demonstrate, and evaluate an instance of such tools, one that we call the Portrait of Design Essence.

Keywords: design research, design essence, business model canvas, design knowledge reuse

Suggested Citation

Chandra Kruse, Leona and Nickerson, Jeffrey V., Portraying Design Essence (January 2018). Paper presented at the 51st Hawaii International Conference in System Science (HICSS) Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3039322 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3039322

Leona Chandra Kruse (Contact Author)

Hochschule Liechtenstein ( email )

Fürst Franz Josef Strasse
Vaduz, 9490
Liechtenstein

Jeffrey V. Nickerson

Stevens Institute of Technology - School of Business ( email )

Hoboken, NJ 07030
United States

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