Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research

Design Science Research (DSR) is a research paradigm for research that undertakes to solve general problems through the invention and evaluation of new or improved technologies. Once DSR is completed, practitioners may make use of the new technology to solve particular instances of the generalised p...

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Main Author: Venable, John
Other Authors: M C Tremblay. D VanderMeer
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Springer 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2673
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description Design Science Research (DSR) is a research paradigm for research that undertakes to solve general problems through the invention and evaluation of new or improved technologies. Once DSR is completed, practitioners may make use of the new technology to solve particular instances of the generalised problem (and thereby make improvements in a problematic situation). In order to effectively solve a generalised problem, it is important (among other things) for DSR researchers to (1) understand the problem, its causes, and the conditions that allow a problem to continue or hinder its solution, (2) develop a shared problem understanding among collaborating DSR researchers, (3) creatively think of alternative potential avenues and means to solve (or reduce or alleviate) the problem, and (4) develop and convey design theories about the utility of a developed design artefact to solve a problem. This paper describes how Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) can be used for these purposes in the context of DSR and provides evidence of its utility for those purposes through description of an application of CCM to DSR and more formal evaluation through teaching CCM to DSR researchers and surveying them for their opinions about its utility and features.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-26732023-02-13T08:01:36Z Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research Venable, John M C Tremblay. D VanderMeer M Rotherberger A Gupta V Yoon design theory problem analysis Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) problem solving creativity Design Science Research (DSR) Design Science Research (DSR) is a research paradigm for research that undertakes to solve general problems through the invention and evaluation of new or improved technologies. Once DSR is completed, practitioners may make use of the new technology to solve particular instances of the generalised problem (and thereby make improvements in a problematic situation). In order to effectively solve a generalised problem, it is important (among other things) for DSR researchers to (1) understand the problem, its causes, and the conditions that allow a problem to continue or hinder its solution, (2) develop a shared problem understanding among collaborating DSR researchers, (3) creatively think of alternative potential avenues and means to solve (or reduce or alleviate) the problem, and (4) develop and convey design theories about the utility of a developed design artefact to solve a problem. This paper describes how Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) can be used for these purposes in the context of DSR and provides evidence of its utility for those purposes through description of an application of CCM to DSR and more formal evaluation through teaching CCM to DSR researchers and surveying them for their opinions about its utility and features. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2673 10.1007/978-3-319-06701-8_25 Springer restricted
spellingShingle design theory
problem analysis
Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM)
problem solving
creativity
Design Science Research (DSR)
Venable, John
Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research
title Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research
title_full Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research
title_fullStr Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research
title_full_unstemmed Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research
title_short Using Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM) for Design Science Research
title_sort using coloured cognitive mapping (ccm) for design science research
topic design theory
problem analysis
Coloured Cognitive Mapping (CCM)
problem solving
creativity
Design Science Research (DSR)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2673