@inproceedings{ed16ee03ede841039e3ff4e234fb9e0a,
title = "The elusive act of synthesis: Creativity in the conceptual design of complex engineering products",
abstract = "In engineering design it is necessary not only to find creative solutions to problems, but to be able to do so without introducing unacceptable levels of risk into the process. This paper studies how engineering firms use creativity within a Business Process Excellence framework, through a case study of diesel engine design. Overall it appears that the emphasis on reliable and repeatable processes causes creativity to be displaced backwards into R&D and forwards into {"}emergency innovation{"} during integration.",
keywords = "Business Process Excellence, Case study, Creativity in engineering, Diesel engine, Engineering design",
author = "Claudia Eckert and David Wyatt and Clarkson, {P. John}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright 2009 ACM.; 7th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition, C and C 2009 ; Conference date: 27-10-2009 Through 30-10-2009",
year = "2009",
month = oct,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1145/1640233.1640274",
language = "English",
series = "C and C 2009 - Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
pages = "265--274",
booktitle = "C and C 2009 - Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition",
}