Design thinking, lean startup, and high‐technology marketing for human‐centered systems engineering

Weiland, Karen J.; Knizhnik, Jessica

doi:10.1002/sys.21612

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“…The outcomes of the workshops and discussions by all groups were used to inform the development of a digital transformation vision for the enterprise project. Benefits of design thinking have also been observed in a recent case study (Weiland & Knizhnik, 2022) that applied design thinking for human-centered engineering and found significant benefit. These authors point out several limitations and considerations of design thinking.…”

Section: Recommended Intervention Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 64%

Enterprise Digital Transformation using a Sociotechnical System Approach

Cardoso,

Rhodes,

Rebentisch

2023

INCOSE International Symp

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Digital transformation is gaining increased attention due to its potential to change the way companies operate and unveil new business strategies. In consideration of the fact that digital transformations occur under specific sociotechnical environments and with particular intentions, success highly depends on the ability of companies to explicitly characterize their sociotechnical context and intended transformation. This paper sheds some light on how companies might approach digital transformation efforts through an enterprise‐level sociotechnical system approach that centers on digital twins and model‐based methods. Research findings and intervention strategies are derived from observations and interviews on ongoing projects, supplemented by findings from the literature. Core systems engineering analysis methods such as Concept of Operations analyses are part of such strategies given their potential to accelerate the sociotechnical system redesign cycle and generate actionable decisions toward digital transformation. A sociotechnical system analysis framework intended to guide organizations in developing their strategic approaches for adopting digital twins as transformation strategy is also shared. This framework and the entire paper assert the importance of taking a sociotechnical system perspective in defining, designing, and implementing a digital transformation.

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Section: Recommended Intervention Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 64%

Enterprise Digital Transformation using a Sociotechnical System Approach

Cardoso,

Rhodes,

Rebentisch

2023

INCOSE International Symp

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“…Two other literature sources, from 2021 and 2022, consider, from a theoretical point of view, the possible application of design thinking in the innovation and development of software and systems. They point out that "design thinking is a way of thinking that is suitable in situations involving innovation, uncertainty, and changes within organizations" [11]-situations that regularly appear during the creation and implementation of new software. Finally, three literature sources, one older and two recent contain a critical review of design thinking.…”

Section: Theoreticalmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Active Learning to Innovative Thinking: The Influence of Learning the Design Thinking Process among Students

Baričević

Luić

2023

Education Sciences

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Active learning is a set of activities that allow the student to actively participate in the learning process. Active learning can be implemented using various methods and strategies. design thinking is a creative human-centric approach used for innovation. In this article, the authors consider learning the design thinking process as a strategy for active learning. After performing a thorough literature review, the authors display the results of pilot research conducted with business economics graduate students enrolled in the Disruptive Innovations and Design Thinking elective course. The research consisted of a survey and an experiment, and it was executed as part of the project “a/AR-Learning: Active learning by applying augmented reality”. The goal was to study the effects of learning the design thinking process and whether it could be used as an active learning method in order to influence the development of innovative thinking among students. The research question was, “How does learning the design thinking process affect the development of students’ innovative way of thinking?” The results of the pilot study confirmed all three hypotheses (H1 = After learning the design thinking process, students recognize the main characteristics of innovation; H2 = Active learning of the design thinking process affects critical assessment; H3 = The innovative way of thinking developed through active learning of the design thinking process differs among students), as well as showing effectiveness and a change in critical assessment, but also the need for an even more active approach. The authors suggest that broader research be undertaken involving a bigger sample and a larger scale.

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“…Combining Agile and Lean methods supports APT's main goal to reduce the time needed to deliver on an enterprise-project, by implementing constant communication, continuous tests, and early integration which are the main characteristics of this methodology. This approach ensures that our Agile-Lean teams deliver a version of the product regularly (in either one or two iterations), revise, refocused, and commit new pertinent work at the Program Increment (PI) planning meeting (Weiland & Knizhnik 2022).…”

Section: Mbse Within Safementioning

confidence: 99%

Agile Processes Applied to Los Alamos National Laboratory SE approach: The Agile Processes and Technology (APT) Team

Dominguez,

Chavez

2023

INCOSE International Symp

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A myriad of industries is investigating and applying new technologies, approaches, and software to improve the systems engineering life cycle status quo, by reducing the time duration and lowering the cost incurred in the systems engineering process. One effort undertaken, and described herein, is pairing an Agile‐Lean framework with models‐based systems engineering (MBSE) to achieve time saving and cost efficiencies quickly within systems engineering concepts to production systems phases. This is being done by the Agile Processes and technologies (APT) team who are tasked to deliver a weapon prototype in three years. For this purpose, APT has adopted practices currently used in industry to speed up the conventional processes and practices within Los Alamos National Laboratory and partners, particularly by implementing Agile‐Lean within MBSE. APT has demonstrated agility by implementing changes at the organizational scale; given that most of the work done at the facilities is heavily based on design and hardware performance. In addition, MBSE is used to support verification and validation activities to drive acquisition of necessary evidence to establish traceability and compliance needed for qualification and certification, as per stakeholders' requirements. This paper describes the current efforts towards implementing MBSE in an Agile‐lean framework to represent a complex system —weapon prototype—, in a rapidly moving and changing environment to enable informed decisions through the identification and capture of useful decision criteria.

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Design thinking, lean startup, and high‐technology marketing for human‐centered systems engineering

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Enterprise Digital Transformation using a Sociotechnical System Approach

Enterprise Digital Transformation using a Sociotechnical System Approach

From Active Learning to Innovative Thinking: The Influence of Learning the Design Thinking Process among Students

Agile Processes Applied to Los Alamos National Laboratory SE approach: The Agile Processes and Technology (APT) Team

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