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New Challenges for Ideation in the Context of Systems Engineering

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The chapter presents the usage of Ideation Methods in the Systems Engineering context. The first part presents the classification of ideation methods. This classification is based on different criteria to allow designers take a look from different points of view. There is also a discussion about presented division of ideation methods and how to choose the right method for a given case. The second part deals with background and review of the most popular methods with special attention paid to the analysis of Ideation Methods in complex and multidisciplinary projects over the last few years. The definitions of discussed methods are given in this part. This description concerning with the classification can be a quick way to get to know the issue of ideation methods. This approach allowed us to elaborate guidelines concerning the usefulness of the analyzed Ideation Methods in Systems Engineering. Special attention has been put to methods that have been commonly used in the recent case studies. The presented two case studies describe the usage of selected methods in given examples from the field of designing and development of medical devices as well as automotive industry. The main theme of this chapter is classification of ideation methods and their characteristics. It should help to choose the right ideation method to realize the ideation phase in context of Systems Engineering. The reading of this chapter should result in the evaluation of the value of ideation methods depending on the application. The conclusions sum up guidelines concerning the usage of Ideation Methods and indicate the direction of changes and improvements in these methods.

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  1. Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland

    Wojciech Skarka, Katarzyna Jezierska-Krupa & Ryszard Skoberla

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Skarka, W., Jezierska-Krupa, K., Skoberla, R. (2019). New Challenges for Ideation in the Context of Systems Engineering. In: Stjepandić, J., Wognum, N., J. C. Verhagen, W. (eds) Systems Engineering in Research and Industrial Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33312-6_3

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