Product Development
The research interest in product development consists of product development methods, including conceptual design, modularisation, integrated product development processes and industrial design and design for manufacturing.
Research in product development in the department can be divided into two streams: product development methods and development practices in organisations.
- In product development methods, our research focuses on idea generation, conceptual design, framing, integrated product development processes and industrial design and design for manufacturing.
- In terms of product development practices in organisations, our research investigates how different types of individual perceptions, team practices and organisational processes support developing innovative products.
Product development is also one of the advanced study topics offered at the department - check out the list of courses and recommended study paths.
Latest publications
1st Design Factory Global Network Research Conference ‘Designing the Future’ 5-6 October 2022 :
Tua Björklund, Peter Joore, Saku Mäkinen, Christine Thong, Eduardo Zancul
2023
The dynamics of innovation efforts in the early career
Tua A. Björklund, Shannon K. Gilmartin, Sheri D. Sheppard
2023
Creativity and Innovation Management
Facing extreme uncertainty–how the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced product development
Katja Hölttä-Otto, Tua Björklund, Monika Klippert, Kevin Otto, Dieter Krause, Claudia Eckert, Oscar Nespoli, Albert Albers
2023
International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation
Inconstant Empathy – Interpersonal factors that influence the incompleteness of user understanding
Jie Li, Katja Hölttä-Otto
2023
Journal of Mechanical Design
Automatic Facial Expression Analysis as a Measure of User-Designer Empathy
A Salmi, J Li, K Holtta-Otto
2023
Journal of Mechanical Design
Expedite change
Tua Björklund
2022
Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations
Under the umbrella : components of empathy in psychology and design
Alvaro M. Chang-Arana, Antti Surma-aho, Katja Holtta-Otto, Mikko Sams
2022
Design Science
Using the Electrochemistry Designette to Visualize Students' Competence and Misconceptions on Electrochemical Principles
Vanessa Y. Y. Chia, Katja Holtta-Otto, Franklin Anariba
2022
Journal of Chemical Education
AN EXPLORATION OF TEACHERS' COMPETENCIES IN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Xiaoqi Feng, Katja Hölttä-Otto
2022
19th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)
Looking beyond your own speciality: student and faculty perceptions of collaboration opportunities
Xiaoqi Feng, Tua Björklund
2022
CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation
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