Design as a Common Denominator

Design process of live-action video instructions

“…In contrast, the intra-disciplinary knowledge shared by the engineers in the mono-disciplinary teams aided in developing a deep understanding of the design situations and producing more valuable than novel solutions. This is consistent with Leblanc (2021) who noted that disciplinary expertise is useful when it relates to and enhances the understanding of complex phenomena. However, expertise often showed to miss accepting alternative approaches and thinking out-of-the-box.…”

“…Regarding task-related issues, it was found that disciplinary background affected how design goals were established. In line with what several authors observed, (e.g., Leblanc, 2021), multi-disciplinary teams managed to set goals that overcame in scope and complexity those established by the monodisciplinary teams. A main influential factor was the variety of interests and views of the different disciplines, which in contrast to the mono-disciplinary teams contributed to extending the borders of the known and the familiar.…”

“…As noted before, the intricacy of products has overcome the narrow frontiers of the disciplines, and dealing with design entails the collaboration of specialists from different disciplinary areas (Eckert & Stacey, 2021). When design collaborations are materialized in the framework of a multi-disciplinary team, opportunities for gaining new cross-cultural knowledge and skills emerge Leblanc, 2021). Teams of this kind are supposed to have the specialized knowledge necessary for centering on specific aspects, jointly with a holistic understanding on the topic (Fernandez-Orviz, 2021).…”

“…Designing has become a more complex activity than it used to be, and consequently information and knowledge other than from a single discipline are necessary to tackle problems. Design practice must deal increasingly with objects at different scales, from small industrial artifacts to cities, services, and organizations (Leblanc, 2021). Hence, a broader approach of not only the technological but environmental, scientific, social, and economic subjects is also necessary to cope with the new challenges that design poses nowadays (Blessing et al, 2021).…”

Teamwork quality in multi-disciplinary design

“…Designing has become a more complex activity than it used to be, and consequently, information and knowledge other than from a single discipline are necessary to tackle problems (Gero & Milovanovic, 2022). Design practice must deal increasingly with objects at different scales, from small industrial artefacts to cities, services, and organisations (Leblanc, 2021). Hence, a broader approach of not only technological but environmental, scientific, social, and economic subjects is also necessary to cope with the new challenges that design poses nowadays (Blessing et al, 2021).…”