Open AccessProduct Advanced Design: A Cultural Intermediation Between Knowledge and Information
Author(s) -
Elisabetta Cianfanelli,
Margherita Tufarelli,
Maria Claudia Coppola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diid, disegno industriale industrial design/diid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2785-2245
pISSN - 1594-8528
DOI - 10.30682/diid7421g
Subject(s) - intermediation , product design , product (mathematics) , new product development , knowledge management , process (computing) , computer science , sociology , engineering ethics , business , engineering , marketing , geometry , mathematics , finance , operating system
"Digital transformation (DX) drives transversal change, breaking disciplinary silos to transition to more sustainable paradigms through new ontological and epistemological frameworks. This has consequences on product design and development too: since DX concerns cultural and meaning shifts, it enhances product development as a high-intensity knowledge-based process. Thus, product design shifts into its “Advanced” stage, enacting transcendence and translation of different kinds of knowledge into future-oriented artefacts. This highlights new needs in the generation and transmission of Advanced Design knowledge stemming from future artefact production instances.By focusing on recent challenges rising in product design and development, this paper aims to discuss the cultural intermediation enacted by Advanced Design knowledge through the results of an applied research experience."