Change as little as possible: Creativity in design by modification

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 337-360

  Eckert, Claudia M ^a   Stacey, Martin ^b   Wyatt, David ^c   Garthwaite, Pam ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

constraints; creativity; design processes; empirical studies; engineering change; refurbishment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINTS; CREATIVITY; DESIGN PROCESSES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENGINEERING CHANGE; REFURBISHMENT;

DIESEL ENGINES;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN;

EID: 84858246487     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: 14661837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544828.2011.639299     Document Type: Article

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