Tracing Concepts in Designing for Change

摘要

In this paper we demonstrate the usefulness of tracing concepts through theory and practice in a complex design situation. In the context of a large design project with many partners (technical and non-technical) we demonstrate how valuable ideas may be altered in the transitions that occur when concepts are treated differently by domain experts, researchers and developers. In some cases, this constitutes a clear loss of value. We also demonstrate how by tracing a given concept through the process and going deeper into theoretical considerations, the value loss may be reduced.