Formal innovation criteria
by Kenneth A. Shelton, Tomasz Arciszewski
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 30, No. 1/2, 2007

Abstract: The paper proposes formal criteria and a visualisation concept to measure relative innovation in a population of design concepts. The main criterion is called the 'Configuration Distance', and is the summation of two sub-criteria called the 'Component Distance' and 'Value Distance'. The visualisation concept is called the 'Design Solution Topography', which allows visualisation of a population of design concepts in terms of their performance, Component and Value Distances. When incorporated into a conceptual designing method, being developed by the first author, the criteria will enable designers to evaluate innovation in selected designs that also satisfy the desired performance objectives at a minimum threshold or greater.

Online publication date: Fri, 09-Nov-2007

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