Collaborative visualisation: a technique for coping with complexity

Angus Colvin; Strategic Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design; Natural Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

Collaborative visualisation: a technique for coping with complexity

Angus Colvin, Strategic Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Natural Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

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Abstract

This is an early paper on the use of 3 dimensional modelling. Baxter's role was to introduce the ideas of complexity and to consider how 3D modelling might help in coping with complexity.So the paper briefly reviews the main features of complex environments and their essentially unpredictable nature and it considers strategies most appropriate for coping with complexity by focusing on those of an intuitive character. Baxter's experience with the practice of 'future state visioning' was embraced and extended in an exploratory model, to be used in participatory prototyping. The paper speculates on how this technique of 'collaborative visualisation' aids team development and it concludes with suggestions on how design management could use the technique as one of a portfolio of techniques for coping with complexity. The paper was a collaborative venture between members of two research groups (Strategic Design Group, David Townson & Angus Colvin and Natural Design Seaton Baxter) Evidence: Published conference proceedings containing paper

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	design2business - 1st International Design Management Symposium - Shanghai, China Duration: 17 Mar 2006 → 19 Mar 2006 http://usir.salford.ac.uk/1377/

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Conference	design2business - 1st International Design Management Symposium
Abbreviated title	D2B
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	17/03/06 → 19/03/06
Internet address	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/1377/

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Collaborative visualisation: a technique for coping with complexity
Baxter, S., Colvin, A., Townson, D., Strategic Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design & Natural Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 2006, Proceedings: D2B The 1st International Design Management Symposium. Williams, A., Hands, D. & O'Brien, M. (eds.). The Adelphi Research Institute Creative Arts
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Coping with emergence in teams and organisations
Bruce, F., Baxter, S. & Kingsley, S., 2006, Proceedings: D2B The 1st International Design Management Symposium. Williams, A., Hands, D. & O'Brien, M. (eds.). The Adelphi Research Institute Creative Arts
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Collaborative visualisation: a technique for coping with complexity. / Colvin, Angus; Strategic Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design; Natural Design Group, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
2006. Paper presented at design2business - 1st International Design Management Symposium, Shanghai, China.

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Collaborative visualisation: a technique for coping with complexity

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Collaborative visualisation: a technique for coping with complexity

Coping with emergence in teams and organisations

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