TY - CONF TI - The Dual Nature of Design Management C1 - Chennai, India C3 - 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 647 EP - 657 PY - 2018 DO - 10.24928/2018/0537 AU - Pikas, Ergo AU - Koskela, Lauri AU - Tredal, Niels AU - Knotten, Vegard AU - Bølviken, Trond AD - Technical University of Denmark, DTU Management Engineering, ekas@dtu.dk, Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Aalto University, Department of Civil Engineering AD - University of Huddersfield, School of Art, Design and Architecture AD - NCC Denmark, Denmark AD - Veidekke Entreprenør AS, Norway AD - Veidekke Entreprenør AS, Norway. Also The University of Agder, Norway AB - Design management profession has probably got the least attention in the construction industry. One reason could be the lack of explicit conceptualizations about its nature, subject matter and principles. In this article, a conceptual design management framework is proposed on the premise that design management is the management of a structured system of object and subject-oriented, technical and social design activities. Additionally, an example of a mediating visual model is proposed to facilitate the discussions about design activities and design management in academia and practice. The two major premises of this research are 1) as design management is the management of design activity, it is dependent on the way design is conceptualized; and 2) design is a human activity, but not a thing (e.g., representation) or an event (e.g., decision-making). KW - Design management KW - activity theory KW - design activity KW - design system KW - shared mental models PB - T2 - 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2018/07/18 CY - Chennai, India L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1589/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1589 N1 - Export Date: 28 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -