Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2018

Publication Title

Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference

Department

Thayer School of Engineering

Abstract

Interviews with 27 professionals were performed to investigate what designers, engineers, and their managers value in sustainable design practices, and see how sustainable design practices might also provide innovation. Quantitative and qualitative analysis found that only 1/6th of design practices were valued for both sustainability and innovation; two often-mentioned practices were systems thinking and The Natural Step. Providing a new lens, broadening scope, and problem redefinition were some of the reasons these and other design practices were valued for both sustainability and innovation.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0180

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