Applying DMM and DSM to Support the Quantitative Investigation of the Design Thinking

Authors

  • Maiara Rosa University of São Paulo Brazil
  • Henrique Rozenfeld University of São Paulo Brazil

Keywords:

DSM, DMM, characterization,, method,, design thinking

Abstract

New theories and approaches need to be progressively characterized to achieve maturity and proper handling. The characterization of their fundamental elements is typically approached with qualitative methods. Those procedures may be arduous to perform when the target element to be characterized is numerically expressive. This work is part of a wider project that aims to compare elements of an emerging theory (design thinking) with the elements of a well-established theory (development process). This paper proposes a method for characterizing the fundamental elements of a given process-oriented element category of a theory or approach, mainly when fundamental elements are voluminous. The method proposed in this work is based on content analysis, which was combined with the application of design structure matrices (DSM) and domain-mapping matrices (DMM) in order to process information. The method was tested through experts’ analysis attempting to characterize the fundamental tasks of the design thinking approach.

Author Biographies

  • Maiara Rosa, University of São Paulo Brazil

    Maiara Rosa, University of São Paulo (maiara.rosa@usp.br) – Currently MSc. Candidate in the Integrated Engineering Group for Industrial Engineering, University of São Paulo (USP). Her research interest is product development process, currently more focused on product-service systems and human-centered design approaches, such as design thinking. She received her bachelor’s degree for aeronautical engineering at USP as well.

  • Henrique Rozenfeld, University of São Paulo Brazil

    Henrique Rozenfeld, University of São Paulo (roz@sc.usp.br) - professor at the University of São Paulo (USP), advisor of this research, coordinator of the Integrated Engineering Group (GEI2) and the Advanced Manufacture Nucleus (NUMA). He received his PhD degree at Aachen University in 1988. His research interests are product development, product-service system development, lifecycle management, innovation planning, business process management and modeling, and eco-design.

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2022-05-20

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): The Journal of Modern Project Management

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Applying DMM and DSM to Support the Quantitative Investigation of the Design Thinking. (2022). The Journal of Modern Project Management, 4(2). https://journalmodernpm.com/manuscript/index.php/jmpm/article/view/233

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