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The Design Journal
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Volume 23, 2020 - Issue 3
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How to Cooperate in Collaborative Design: A Study of Interactive Behaviours at Different Design Capability Levels

Pages 351-374 | Received 25 May 2019, Accepted 18 Oct 2019, Published online: 03 Apr 2020
 

Abstract

To understand the different interactive behavioural patterns of designers at different design capability level in collaborative design, this study tries to reveal the interactive behaviours in the novice team, competent team and expert team respectively. The results show that during collaborative design, the team members adopted 4 interactive behaviours alternately, which resulted in 12 interactive behaviour stimulation modes. Moreover, designers in the three categories of teams displayed different interactive behaviours and interactive behaviour stimulation modes. Design educators can guide low-level designers according to the interactive behaviours and interactive behaviour stimulation modes of high-level ones. These findings are meaningful for assessing and promoting teamwork in design education.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank all participants in this research.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This work is funded by the Education Department of Hunan, China [Grant ID: XJK016QGD003 and 2019JGZD019], Changsha Finance Bureau & Changsha Science and Technology Bureau, Hunan, China [Grant ID: 201871451395].

Notes on contributors

Xing Du

Xing Du is a doctoral candidate in the School of Design at Hunan University. Her research interests are focused on design education, service design, and design ideation activities.

Tie Ji

Tie Ji is a professor in the School of Design at Hunan University. His research interests are focused on social innovation, design education and cooperative design. He has engaged in a series of key projects and published many papers in journals and international conferences.

Ying Hu

Ying Hu is an associate professor in the School of Design at Hunan University. She holds a PhD degree in Design and Arts, and her research focuses on interaction and service design, especially design ideation activities.

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