Exploring uncertainty perception as a driver of design activity

Philip Cash; Melanie Kreye

doi:10.1016/j.destud.2017.10.004

Exploring uncertainty perception as a driver of design activity

Philip Cash^*, Melanie Kreye

^*Corresponding author for this work

The York Management School

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Abstract

This paper investigates uncertainty perception as a general driver of individual design activity. An observation based protocol study is used to explore the interaction between uncertainty perception and three core actions connected in design activity: information action, knowledge sharing action, and representation action. We bring together prior works on uncertainty perception in the design and management literature to derive three contributions. First, we describe how uncertainty perception is associated with activity progression, linking all three core actions. Second, we identify characteristic patterns of interaction between uncertainty perception and activity. Third, we decompose uncertainty perception to further explain its role in driving design activity. This extends prior research on design activity, and supports a number of theoretical and empirical implications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-79
Number of pages	30
Journal	Design Studies
Volume	54
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2017.10.004
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018

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case study
design activity
design practice
protocol analysis
uncertainty perception

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