https://doi.org/10.24928/2017/0300

Socio-Constructivist Account of Collaboration in Concept Design

Danilo Gomes¹, Patrícia Tzortzopoulos² & Mike Kagioglou³

¹PhD candidate in Architecture, University of Huddersfield, UK [email protected]
²Professor, Head of Department for Architecture and 3D Design, University of Huddersfield, UK, [email protected]
³Professor, Dean of the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, UK, [email protected]

Abstract

In a collective design situation, participants usually have limited understanding of how other designers operate in the project and how their work has interdependencies with other design tasks. Most commonly, misunderstandings between team members will emerge around vague design representations and undocumented decisions, creating negative iterations in design. Collaboration at concept design includes actions to build shared understanding of product and process concepts amongst the design team. In this paper, it is suggested that the wicked nature of concept design requires collaboration to be conceptualised in terms of collective creative actions within team interactions. Through a synthesis of the literature, a model to study collaboration in concept design is suggested. The model proposes that collaboration is determined by the group’s ability to perform collective-reflective actions. Further development on the proposed model will provide ways of measuring and improving collaboration within multidisciplinary design teams.

Keywords

Collaboration, Multidisciplinary Team, Concept Design, Shared Understanding, Socio-constructive interactions

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Reference

Gomes, D. , Tzortzopoulos, P. & Kagioglou, M. 2017. Socio-Constructivist Account of Collaboration in Concept Design, 25th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , 301-308. doi.org/10.24928/2017/0300

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