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Special Issue: Conflict management in design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2009

Ian F.C. Smith
Ian F.C. Smith
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Abstract

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Most design tasks involve the management of conflict. Conflict arises when contradictory requirements are imposed upon characteristics of artifacts, upon the process of their creation and/or upon their intended use. Even individual design requires trade-offs because of competing design criteria, such as functionality, safety, cost, and social acceptance. The ability of designers to avoid or minimize conflict through judicious tradeoffs, careful negotiations and other methods become their most valuable skills.

Type
Guest Editorial
Information
AI EDAM , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , September 1995 , pp. 245 - 246
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995