Bridging Innovation And Delivery: A Double-Helix Integration Of Design Thinking And Lean Thinking In Taiwan's Regional Revitalization,
2025
Institute of Creative Design and Management, National Taipei University of Business, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Bridging Innovation And Delivery: A Double-Helix Integration Of Design Thinking And Lean Thinking In Taiwan's Regional Revitalization, Chung-Kai Liao, Ding-Hau Huang
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This study addresses the pervasive "innovation-delivery fracture" phenomenon in Taiwan's regional revitalization policy by proposing a Double-Helix Integration Model that non-linearly interweaves Design Thinking (exploration helix) with Lean Thinking (delivery helix). Through thematic analysis of 31 Taiwan-based publications from 2016–2025, the research identifies four core themes: structural fractures at the policy level including ambiguous central-local government roles and insufficient cross- departmental coordination mechanisms; Design Thinking's excellence in demand insight and co- creation stages, offset by deficiencies in scaling and institution aliz ation; Lean Thinking's potential to strengthen delivery capacity through value stream mapping and PDCA cycles; and a double-helix integration …
A Smart Interaction System For Mandibular Rehabilitation Training,
2025
Tongji University, Shanghai, China
A Smart Interaction System For Mandibular Rehabilitation Training, Zixuan Yang, Hyejin Lee, Leheng Chen
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Tempor omandibular disorder (TMD) severely impacts patients' quality of life, while traditional rehabilitation treatments are often costly and lack compliance. Therefore, this study proposes an interactive home-based mandibular rehabilitation training system that integrates force sensing and computer vision. This system monitors mandibular motion and applied pressure in real time, providing patients with visual feedback and guidance. Incorporating self-efficacy theory, it designs personalized training plans to enhance compliance and sustainability. The study first established a medical paradigm centered on autonomous coordinated mandibular movement and resistance training and constructed a self-efficacy-oriented interactive experience model. Technically, a flexible pressure-sensing cuff and the MediaPipe …
Designing Led Expressions In An Interactive Ai Product,
2025
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
Designing Led Expressions In An Interactive Ai Product, Jounghyuna Kim, Kwanmyung Kim
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As AI is increasingly integrated into everyday products, LED expressions offer a compact and intuitive channel for communication. While LEDs are widely used as simple indicators, their expressive potential remains under explored in design research. This study aims to investigate how LEDs can be designed to convey various types of messages more expressively and communicatively. To this end, we adopted a three-step research process based on a design methodology: (1) design ideation workshop to collect possible messages and their corresponding expression, (2) creating LED expression GIF animations following the design guidelines, and (3) an online survey to evaluate the appropriateness …
Design-Driven Entrepreneurship: Transforming Design Capabilities Into Organizational Strategy,
2025
Tongji University, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Design-Driven Entrepreneurship: Transforming Design Capabilities Into Organizational Strategy, Yichen Meng
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Traditionally, technical expertise has been regarded as the cornerstone of entrepreneurial success. However, in today’s dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, design is increasingly recognized as a catalytic force that reshapes value creation through the inherent logic of product, service, and organizational development. Based on multi-case workshops and cognitive-mapping analyses, this study identifies the key nodes of design intervention and the pathways of knowledge flow, leading to the proposal of the Dual-Cycle System Model of Design-Driven Entrepreneurship. The findings reveal that design is not a linear development process but functions through the coupling of the action and cognition cycles, where continuous feedback transforms …
Let's Explore Food: Designing Interactions For People With Dementia To Express Food Choices,
2025
LUCA School of Arts, KU Leuven, Genk, Belgium
Let's Explore Food: Designing Interactions For People With Dementia To Express Food Choices, Rising Lai, Niels Hendriks, Andrea Wilkinson, Sara Laureen Bartels
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This study demonstrates how participatory socio-material design can enable people with dementia (PwD) to articulate food preferences. Grounded in Furst et al.’s (1996) food choice process model, an action research methodology involving thirteen sessions with eight residents in a Flemish dementia care home developed and tested engaging materials across two phases: group interactions to assess material appropriateness and individual sessions to refine facilitation strategies across varying verbal communication capacities. Interactions and materials were evaluated on two interdependent dimensions: socio-material function (how artefacts co-constitute meaning) and validity and feasibility (intention-outcome alignment and interpret ability). Findings yield three design principles: contextual conciseness, …
Artificial Intelligence In Higher Education: A Study Of The Impact Of Creative Mindsets On Design Students' Ai Self-Efficacy,
2025
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Artificial Intelligence In Higher Education: A Study Of The Impact Of Creative Mindsets On Design Students' Ai Self-Efficacy, Qian Hui Shen, Chi Fai Ma
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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology into design education presents both opportunities and challenges. While AI tools can improve learning efficiency, research remains limited in understanding the impact on students’ creative thinking—particularly in relation to the interplay between creative mindset (i.e., growth vs. fixed) and AI self-efficacy. This study adopted a cross- sectional survey design, administering the Creative Mindset Scale and the AISelf-Efficacy Scaleto243 design students. Data were analyzed by using structural equation modeling (SEM) with IBM SPSS 23 and AMOS 24. Results indicated that growth mindset served as a significant positive predictor of AI self-efficacy (β = 0.565, …
Enhancing Cooperative Game Experience: A Comparative Study Of Emotion Perception Modalities Through Emojis And Real-Time Video,
2025
School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha, China
Enhancing Cooperative Game Experience: A Comparative Study Of Emotion Perception Modalities Through Emojis And Real-Time Video, Yin Lu, Zhang He, He Renke
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Purpose: This study investigates how distinct emotion perception modalities influence player experience in cooperative multiplayer games, aiming to provide actionable insights for emotion-aware Methods: We designed a collaborative pinball game incorporating three experimental conditions: 1) Normal mode (no emotional cues), 2) Emoji mode (real-time emojis reflecting teammates' facial expressions), and 3) Video mode (live facial video stream). Seventy-two participants (grouped in pairs) engaged in all three modes under randomized order. Subjective evaluations (Game Experience Questionnaire and NASA Task Load Index) and objective facial expression data (captured via Py-Feat) were analysed to assess immersion, cognitive load, and emotional states. Results: Emoji …
Advancing Repair Thinking. A Conceptual Framework To Link Three Dimensions Of Circular Transition Accounting For Techno-Economic, Social, And Regulatory Factors.,
2025
University of Parma, Department of Engineering and Architecture, Parma, Italy
Advancing Repair Thinking. A Conceptual Framework To Link Three Dimensions Of Circular Transition Accounting For Techno-Economic, Social, And Regulatory Factors., Alberto Rogato, Eleonora Fiore, Marco Marconi, Giorgia Pietroni, Claudio Favi
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Since 2002, the European Union has strengthened its regulatory framework on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment through directives and policies such as Extended Producer Responsibility, Right to Repair, and the Digital Product Passport, setting collection and disposal targets for Member States. However, actual collection rates often fall short of these goals. Scholars have focused on design research for more sustainable and lasting products, new business and consumption models, and social innovation. However, little and fragmented attention has been paid to the different interconnected dimensions that underpin the circular transition in light of repair-driven design. This paper seeks to shed light …
A Typological Approach To Innovative Agriculture Design: Enhancing Urban-Rural Interaction,
2025
School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha, China
A Typological Approach To Innovative Agriculture Design: Enhancing Urban-Rural Interaction, Tangxiang Huo, Jia Ren, Yan Yang, Yinuo Lv, Xiang Liu, Tie Ji, Han Meng
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In recent years, urban-rural interaction and rural revitalization have received increasing attention, particularly in the context of Innovative Agricultural Design (IAD).However, existing IAD cases differ significantly in scale, concept, and development models, making it difficult to formulate design strategies that are adaptive and targeted to different types of practices. To address this issue, this study systematically classifies 83 domestic and international IAD cases and establishes a typo logical framework to reveal their distinct characteristics. Based on a comprehensive indicator system encompassing technological, social, and business innovation dimensions, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and hierarchical clustering are applied to identify four IAD …
Study On Active Health Service Design And Participation Willingness Of Older People: Types And Motivations,
2025
Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Study On Active Health Service Design And Participation Willingness Of Older People: Types And Motivations, Yiming Song, Gengchen Cao, Ke Mu, Hongzhou Wang, Ziqi Cai, Yanlin Yin, Chao Zhao
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The aging trend has brought unprecedented challenges to the social health security system, while active health services also offer opportunities and challenges for older people to maintain their health independently. This study focuses on designing active health services for older people and their level of participation. Through methods such as user journey mapping and potential grouping analysis, it reveals the differences in types and motivation mechanisms of older people's participation behavior in active health services. This study first identified three types of active health services based on interview data from 10 elderly users: prevention-oriented, disease management-oriented, and self-care-oriented. Then, it …
Triadic Co-Creation Model: Redefining Child Participation In Urban Planning In The Majority World,
2025
DeSH Lab, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Triadic Co-Creation Model: Redefining Child Participation In Urban Planning In The Majority World, Himani Kanojia, Saurabh Tewari
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In the Majority World, traditional approaches to urban planning are being challenged by emerging policy initiatives that recognise children as legitimate participants equal to adults in shaping their urban environments. However, the participation often remains tokenistic, due to a slow-evolving social and political mindset. Another wicked problem in the participatory planning process with children in the Majority World is that their primary focus is on what they produce and not on how they wish to produce. This paper shifts the lens. Drawing on the “Designing Delhi City Together” workshop conducted with 120 children from a publicly funded Central School in …
Beyond Functional Support: Rethinking Ai For Social-Emotional Connectedness In Informal Older Adult Caregiving,
2025
Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Beyond Functional Support: Rethinking Ai For Social-Emotional Connectedness In Informal Older Adult Caregiving, Lusi Ruth Wang, Sang-Won Leigh
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As global populations age, informal caregiving by family and community members plays an increasingly vital role in supporting older adults. This paper investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) can foster socio-emotional connectedness among older adults, informal caregivers, and their broader social networks. We conducted a two-phase ethnographic study with older adult–caregiver pairs in their home environments. Phase one employed contextual inquiry to explore social-emotional dynamics, relational boundaries, and caregiving challenges. Phase two used metaphor-driven probes to examine AI’s potential to mediate emotional connectedness and address relational barriers. Our findings reveal a deep yearning among older adults for emotional connectedness, alongside nuanced …
A Blockchain-Based Participatory Design Framework For Sustainable Fashion: Integrating The Digital Product Passport System,
2025
Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
A Blockchain-Based Participatory Design Framework For Sustainable Fashion: Integrating The Digital Product Passport System, Yunjae Lee, Chunmei Liang, Eunjung Cho, Eunkyoung Yang
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While the fashion industry has exerted significant economic and cultural influence, its centralized structure has contributed to environmental degradation, resource waste, and social inequality. In response to growing societal and policy demands for sustainability, participatory design—redefining users as co-creators—has gained traction, particularly in academic discourse, as a pathway toward sustainable transformation. This study proposes a blockchain-based co-creation framework for sustainable fashion design that integrates Digital Product Passports (DPP) to ensure transparent and sustainable digital fashion ecosystem. Using a design-based research methodology, the framework is articulated through a six-stage participatory fashion design model detailing stakeholder roles, decision- making processes, DPP data …
The Effect Of Generative Ai On Design Students' Critical Thinking And Creative Achievement,
2025
School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha, China
The Effect Of Generative Ai On Design Students' Critical Thinking And Creative Achievement, Younjung Hwang, Jindo Hwang
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This study investigated generative AI's impact on design students' critical thinking and creative achievement through a counterbalanced within-subjects experiment with 61 university students in southern China. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A used traditional tools (Adobe software, handmade methods) followed by AI tools (Midjourney, DALL-E), while Group B used the reverse order. Students created graphic posters on different but comparable themes with a two- week interval between sessions. Data were collected through pre- and post-surveys using composite scores, blind expert evaluations of the design outputs, and focus group interviews. Results revealed a paradox: students reported significantly lower …
Enhancing Comfort At Interaction Points: Optimizing Cushioning Materials In Lower-Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeletons,
2025
Department of Industrial Design, School of Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Enhancing Comfort At Interaction Points: Optimizing Cushioning Materials In Lower-Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeletons, Haocheng Han, Peixuan Wang, Yuanyuan Liu
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Rehabilitation exoskeletons represent a transformative solution for restoring motor function; however, discomfort at human–machine contact points reduces user compliance and clinical effectiveness. Although considerable advancements have been made in exoskeleton mechanics, investigations into cushioning material properties remains limited. This study adopts a mixed- methods approach, integrating qualitative insights from a focus group, subjective comfort ratings via a7-point Likert scale, and objective muscle-activation measurements using surface electro myo graphy, to examine how cushioning material properties, including elastic modulus, dynamic compression recovery rate, and material thickness, influence wearer comfort. Results demonstrate that materials with lower stiffness andhigher compression recovery rates significantly enhance …
Enhancing Self-Awareness Through Guided Self-Talk: Designing A Chatbot To Support Mental Health And Counselor Communication,
2025
AIMS Fellows, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Enhancing Self-Awareness Through Guided Self-Talk: Designing A Chatbot To Support Mental Health And Counselor Communication, Yuan-Chi Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Liao
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Mental health challenges are increasingly common among university students, yet many face barriers to accessing care, including limited emotional self-awareness. This paper explores the design and evaluation of Your Mobile Therapist, a LINE-integrated chatbot that guides users through structured self-talk to enhance emotional clarity and support communication with counselors. Grounded in theories of inner speech and reflective practice, the chatbot was developed through participatory design and deployed in a comparative user study involving twelve participants. We evaluated the effects of chatbot-guided reflection against a static control condition using qualitative interviews and counselor feedback. Results show that the chatbot facilitated deeper …
Reimagining Ai Futures. Solarpunk Narratives In Design Education,
2025
University of Salford, Salford, UK
Reimagining Ai Futures. Solarpunk Narratives In Design Education, Anca Serbanescu, Kees Schuller
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The narrative imaginary surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been predominantly shaped by science fiction cinema and television, with dystopian scenarios prevailing. This dominance poses a significant challenge by constraining designers’ creative capacities to envision alternatives beyond the dystopian genre. It reinforces fear-based representations, fostering a polarizing perspective of being either for or against AI, rather than embracing a range of diverse viewpoints. Such narrative fundamentalism jeopardizes the foundational values of freedom, equity, and democracy central to design education, narrowing the scope for fostering inclusive and complex understandings of AI. To counteract these limitations, this research introduces the Solarpunk movement as …
Design Thinking Beyond The Hype: Organisational Barriers And Implementation Challenges,
2025
Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Design Thinking Beyond The Hype: Organisational Barriers And Implementation Challenges, Gianluca Carella, Cabirio Cautela, Michele Melazzini, Francesco Zurlo
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Despite the growing popularity of Design Thinking (DT) as a catalyst for organisational innovation, agility, and user-centred transformation, its actual adoption often remains superficial, fragmented, or symbolic. This study presents a systematic literature review of 64 peer-reviewed publications, aiming to identify, categorise, and interpret the key barriers to DT implementation in organisational contexts. Findings reveal that resistance to DT is rooted not merely in technical or procedural limitations, but in deeper organisational structures, cultures, and mental models. Through thematic synthesis, four recurring macro-barriers are identified: (1) uncertainty induced by change, (2) leadership-related constraints, (3) incompatibility of approaches and languages, and …
Breathing Beside The Leaf That Guides Us: An Experimental Study On A Plant-Human Symbiotic Meditation System Design,
2025
School of Design, Hunan University, Changsha, China
Breathing Beside The Leaf That Guides Us: An Experimental Study On A Plant-Human Symbiotic Meditation System Design, Yule Chen, Shengbo Sun, Yiwen Wang, Ying Hu, Wenyu Xu, Yuexin Zhu, Yiming Bai
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Unlike interactions with electronic devices—which demandthe full focus ofhuman cognition through screen-based interfaces—our engagement with nature is subtle, embodied, and continuously perceived, even without conscious attention. In the context of a decent connection between human and nature life rhythms, this study introduces a novel plant- human symbiotic meditation system that transforms real-time photosynthetic signals into generative soundscapes, enablingaform ofcross-species interaction in which plant rhythms serve as perceptual cues in human meditative regulation. Distinct from prior human-plant interaction work that treats plants as passive background elements or aesthetic artifacts, this research emphasizes the expressive role of living plants in shaping human …
Design Futuring Through Diegetic Prototypes: Provoking Value Reflection On Emerging Technologies,
2025
Iovine and Young Academy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Design Futuring Through Diegetic Prototypes: Provoking Value Reflection On Emerging Technologies, May Omori, Yihyun Lim
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This paper explores the use of diegetic prototypes as critical design interventions to provoke reflection on human values in technology use. We present Anima, a speculative digital twin service designed as a commercial product website. Designed to feel both plausible and unsettling, Anima simulates a future of total optimization—raising ethical questions around privacy, autonomy, critical thinking, and human connection. Informed by interviews with older adults, we identified four core values and translated them into exaggerated product features intended to surface tensions and provoke discomfort. A second cohort of younger participants engaged with the prototype through asynchronous surveys and follow- up …
