Redesign for product innovation
Journal
Design Studies
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
2
Pages
160-184
Date Issued
2012
Author(s)
Abstract
In today's market, most companies redesign to create new products. Redesign improves product quality and reduces cycle time. However, most techniques limit innovation. They modify a single reference product, which closely matches user needs, and only introduce new products when major conflicts exist between user needs and existing products. This study introduces a new redesign for product innovation approach. The approach combines two or more distinct reference designs into a single new product. The process creates design conflicts. The induced conflicts stimulate innovation. At the same time, the approach uses structured redesign techniques and structured design principles to overcome the conflicts, which improves solution quality and reduces cycle time. The study also presents a case study to demonstrate the approach. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subjects
innovation; redesign; user-centered design
SDGs
Other Subjects
Cycle time; New product; Product innovation; Product quality; redesign; Reference designs; Solution quality; Structured design; User need; user-centered design; Design; Innovation
Type
journal article