The role of prototypes in communication between stakeholders
| Autor: | Mark E. Rentschler, Daniel Knight, Carlye Lauff, Daria Kotys-Schwartz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Design management
Knowledge management business.industry Computer science 05 social sciences Socialization 0211 other engineering and technologies General Engineering Stakeholder 050301 education General Social Sciences 02 engineering and technology Artifact (software development) Plan (drawing) Raising (linguistics) Computer Science Applications Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Artificial Intelligence Architecture New product development business 0503 education 021106 design practice & management |
| Zdroj: | Design Studies. 66:1-34 |
| ISSN: | 0142-694X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.destud.2019.11.007 |
| Popis: | Prototypes are complex and dynamic artifacts that shape social situations during product development. A ten-month applied ethnographic study of a footwear company recounts prototypes' evolving role in communication between three stakeholder groups. In this case study, we use Mol's “bodies multiple” theory to describe prototypes enactment as communication tools across contexts. This study finds that prototypes become encoded with information that is translated, decoded, and re-encoded by stakeholder groups. Prototypes remain the same across contexts, yet the spokesperson guiding the prototype may change. Raising awareness of prototypes role in communication, such as their ability to build confidence through socialization, can allow design teams to better plan for how information is encoded into the prototyped artifact and the messaging surrounding it. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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