Design Function in Innovation Processes
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Anna Estany [1] ; Rosa M. Herrera [2]
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[1] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, España
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[2] ICAI (ESCUELA TÉCNICA SUPERIOR DE INGENIERÍA)
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- Localización: Debats: Revista de cultura, poder i societat, ISSN-e 2530-3074, ISSN 0212-0585, Nº Extra 6, 2021, págs. 149-162
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Some words emerge at a given moment to catalyse ideas and give new meaning to old terminology. Innovation and design are two such words. Innovation has traditionally been linked with the Applied Sciences, especially technology, whereas advances in the Pure Sciences tend to be termed discoveries, inventions, or creations. However, for decades now, innovation has been a leitmotiv in all fields of scientific knowledge in both the Pure and the Applied Sciences. Design has also emerged from the niche it once occupied for decades (and even centuries) at least insofar as its impact on the History of Science and of Philosophy is concerned. In fact, design’s introduction into the academic world has gone hand-in-hand with Art and its impact on our daily lives. This paper analyses innovation processes in both the Pure and the Applied Sciences to discover how far new design theories over the last few decades have influenced innovation in fields such as Epistemology and Technology. We focus on Design Epistemology and methodological innovation, specifically in connection with design simulations and methodological models. We also look at the underlying design technologies and the key role they play in innovation processes.
