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A note on the debate on scientific process vs. design process

Motte, Damien LU orcid and Bjärnemo, Robert LU (2011) 18th International Conference on Engineering Design, 2011 In ICED DS 68(2). p.356-365
Abstract
It has been often claimed that the scientific process is quite opposite to the design process, mainly based on the former’s analysis of existing phenomena in order to develop a theory, while the design process is an act of synthesis that creates something new in the world. In the light of the developments that led to this conception, and with reference to the current views of the scientific process, we maintain that the scientific process has more similarities with the design process than differences from it. As parallels can be drawn between the two processes, some implications for further research into the fundamentals of the design activity are discussed.
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Design Sciences, Design Method, Scientific Method, Epistemology, Machine Design, Maskinkonstruktion
host publication
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design - ICED'11
series title
ICED
editor
Howard, Thomas ; Krestine, Mougaard ; Tim, McAloone and Claus Thorp, Hansen
volume
DS 68
issue
2
pages
12 pages
publisher
Design Society
conference name
18th International Conference on Engineering Design, 2011
conference location
Copenhagen, Denmark
conference dates
2011-08-15 - 2011-08-18
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  • scopus:84858836973
ISSN
2223-7941
2220-4342
ISBN
978-1-904670-32-2
language
English
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577621f5-2556-4d31-98de-33ee760f85cf (old id 4113378)
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http://www.designsociety.org/publication/30486/a_note_on_the_debate_on_scientific_process_vs_design_process
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  author       = {{Motte, Damien and Bjärnemo, Robert}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design - ICED'11}},
  editor       = {{Howard, Thomas and Krestine, Mougaard and Tim, McAloone and Claus Thorp, Hansen}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-904670-32-2}},
  issn         = {{2223-7941}},
  keywords     = {{Design Sciences; Design Method; Scientific Method; Epistemology; Machine Design; Maskinkonstruktion}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{356--365}},
  publisher    = {{Design Society}},
  series       = {{ICED}},
  title        = {{A note on the debate on scientific process vs. design process}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/2149397/4113379.pdf}},
  volume       = {{DS 68}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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