Knowledge Creation - A Perspective on the Development of Design Principles

Abstract

In this paper we reflect on and conceptualize on the development of design principles in a design process. We use the concept of ba to describe how design principles can be created when involving users, domain experts, designers and researchers in the design process. The study applies action design research (ADR) to design and develop a self-reflective career support tool for persons with intellectual disabilities (ID). We have applied processes of knowledge creation and their corresponding ba, the originating ba, the interacting ba, the systemizing ba and the exercising ba to conceptualize the development of design principles. Preliminary findings imply that a structured process of knowledge creation and sharing, applying the concept of ba, can support the development of design principles when users, domain experts, designers and researchers work together to design and develop theory-ingrained artifacts for a class of systems.