Kaleidoscope of User Involvement : Product Development Methods in an Interdisciplinary Context

First published in
Advances in intelligent systems and computing  
Number in series
1026
Start Page
8
End Page
14
Citation
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (1026): 8-14 (2020)
Contribution to Conference
2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019; Munich; Germany  
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_2
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85071422578
Involving user perspectives into product development activities means involving empiric science methods into engineering sciences. On the one hand, human-centered research methods should assist engineering designers in problem definition, solution generation, decision-making and evaluation aligned to the users. On the other hand, different research logics and approaches of problem solving can be an obstacle to the application of methods from other disciplines. The article presents a terminology aimed at supporting interdisciplinary understanding of methods and its underlying conceptualizations.
Subjects
Design methodology
Interdisciplinary design
User involvement
User research methods
User-centered design