Citation:
I. Anggreeni, M.C. van der Voort, Supporting Scenario-Based Product Design: the First Proposal for a Scenario Generation Support Tool, Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Design Conference – Competitive Design, Cranfield University, 30-31 March 2009, pp475
Abstract:
Using concrete stories about product or technology use, or ‘scenarios’, is a promising design approach.
Nevertheless, design practices face uncertainties especially in the activities of identifying, creating and
selecting scenarios. Based on a workshop series at a design company, specific problem areas in its
scenario practice have been identified. Support is required in: (1) documentation of design information and
creation of scenarios from the information, (2) identification and selection of the scenarios for specific
purposes, (3) concept evaluation using scenarios and (4) communication of scenarios to stakeholders. This
paper proposes a functionality of the scenario generation support tool that addresses the requirements.