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Title Bio-inspired design as a solution to generate creative and circular product concepts
ID_Doc 7351
Authors Ruiz-Pastor, L; Chulvi, V; Royo, M; Sampaio, JN
Title Bio-inspired design as a solution to generate creative and circular product concepts
Year 2023
Published International Journal Of Design Creativity And Innovation, 11, 1
DOI 10.1080/21650349.2022.2128886
Abstract Consumers are showing a growing concern for the environment and sustainability, while they keep their interest in more creative products that 'delight' them and exceed their expectations. Consequently, designers must meet the circular economy (CE) requirements, but also provide creative solutions. The present research describes an experiment in which a group of designers were asked to solve design problems using two different methods: random stimuli and biomimicry. The results help to answer the question regarding whether methods focused on requirements (biological requirements in this case) are as effective for obtaining creative solutions as methods oriented toward creative ideas (specifically random stimuli). The paper also examines whether biomimicry stimuli promote circularity to a sufficiently greater extent than a random stimulus to compensate for the possible loss of creativity with respect to the random method. The results show that biomimicry stimuli promote circularity in the concepts without diminishing their creativity.
Author Keywords Biologically inspired design; collaborative creativity; concept generation; creativity process
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000869232600001
WoS Category Engineering, Manufacturing
Research Area Engineering
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