Inspiring design idea generation: Insights from a memory-search perspective

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-560

  Liikkanen, Lassi A ^a   Perttula, Matti ^b  

^a HELSINKI INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive models; Conceptual design; Design fixation; Idea generation; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MODEL; CONTEXT INFORMATION; CONTEXTUAL CUE; DESIGN IDEAS; DESIGN PRACTICE; IDEA GENERATION; NEW DESIGN; STIMULATION;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 77956793496     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544820802353297     Document Type: Article

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