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CoDesign
International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts
Volume 1, 2005 - Issue 4: Exploring Complexity in Collaborative Design and Solutions
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Complexity science in collaborative design

Pages 223-242 | Received 23 Jun 2005, Accepted 20 Nov 2005, Published online: 30 Nov 2006
 

Abstract

Bringing designers together as successful design teams is investigated in the context of the science of complex systems. The relational structure inherent in design defines multilevel multidimensional networks, which can represent part-whole hierarchies in design. Design is presented as an iterative top-down and bottom-up process that induces the emergence of desirable properties. This involves the construction and instantiation of multilevel representations. The implications of this are discussed for computer supported collaborative design, and how interaction structures can be designed to support design collaboration. The paper is aimed at a general reader and is self-contained.

Acknowledgement

I am very grateful to an anonymous referee who pointed out some shortcomings in an earlier version of this paper and suggested ways of improving it. Their comments have given me new insights and taken this research forward.

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