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Perhaps the most important single prerequisite for good solutions to design problems is insight (see Section 1.4). From numerous instances [2] it may be inferred that insight frequently develops by large steps—it ‘dawns’ or ‘comes in a flash’—but the steps are separated by laborious stretches of mental spadework.
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French, M.J. (1985). Insight. In: Conceptual Design for Engineers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11364-6_4
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