Papers listed below will complete the Design for Business: Research Conference program. These research papers are subjected to rigorous peer review from a panel of over 100 internationally acclaimed research experts. Select papers presented in the 2015 program will be published in the Design for Business: Research Book Series or Journal of Design, Business and Society.
Keynote presentation
Lessons from China: A paradise or graveyard for designers?
Cees de Bont
Making sense of flying: Designers give sense to the aviation manufacturing industry
Julia Debacker, Jurgen Tanghe, Christine De Lille
Innovation is in the eyes of the beholder: The case of the ageing consumers
Gabriella Spinelli
Redesigning the energy sector — Co-creating new business models using strategic visualization
Stine Degnegaard, Rex Degnegaard
A design approach to innovation in the Australian energy industry
Tim Stevenson, Cara Wrigley, Judy Matthews
Designers thinking: 7 new ways to add value to flexible workplaces
Agustin Chevez Bernaldo de Quiros, Steve Coster, Cameron McIntosh, Paul Sloman
Food design for business
Francesca Zampollo
Diagnostic design: A framework for activating civic participation through urban media
Ian McArthur, Martin Tomitsch
A socially responsible design to promote cultural
self-confidence – A case study of a village revitalization project design
Fang Xu, Fujian Mo, Yuanyuan Chen
Whole of life, whole of use: Rethinking residential design in Australian cities
Andrew Martel, Brian Kidd
Design as knowledge work: Understanding design in a knowledge economy
Amanda Bill
A design-led approach to improving the health of police personnel in India
Brajendra Nandan Panda
Diversifying product offerings for Australian manufacturers through successful examples of university-industry engagement
Blair Kuys, Gianni Renda
Unlocking design in business: Symbolic interactionism is the key
Jan Jervis, Jeffery Brand
Design thinking model for business
Philip Whiting
The market for design services: Insights from interviews with Australian firms
Michael Rowley Falk, Kwanghui Lim, Don O’Sullivan
Embracing the tall poppy: Overcoming tradition in customer jewellery design preference
Jason Kennedy
Supply network performance and Adinkra industrial production challenges in Ghana
Josephine Aboagyewaa-Ntiri, Arun Vijayan, Mac Fergusson
Future scenarios for design and craft: The Spanish case
Manuel Martínez Torán, Chele Esteve Sendra
Bridging the gap between marketing strategy and design teams: A method to facilitate strategic styling decision making within a company
Janneke Blijlevens, Charlie Ranscombe
A holistic approach to corporate innovation
Frank Washko
The role of design-led innovation in de-risking uncertain futures for the Australian insurance industry
Alexander Garrett, Cara Wrigley, Nick Russell, Judy Matthews
Design, visualisation and storytelling at Deloitte and its contribution to business strategy
Lauren Tan, Shane Currey, Irit Pollak, John Hayles, Craig Hutchinson
Design innovation: A tool for value-adding to the Papua New Guinea balsa wood industry
Nathan Kotlarewski, Blair Kuys, Christine Thong
The design thinking mindset: An assessment of what we know and what we see in practice
Jochen Schweitzer, Lars Groeger, Leanne Sobel
Exploring the role of mindset in design thinking: Implications for capability development and practice
Zaana Howard, Melis Senova, Gavin Melles
A design research strategy for advancing the technological and competitive strength of Australian manufacturing Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Roderick Walden, Stefan Lie, Berto Pandolfo, Cathy Lockhart
Shaping futures through new meanings: Design projects that transform business
Marta Morillo Rodriguez, Claudio Dell’Era, Roberto Verganti
Why should business value creativity?
Ron Corso, Stuart Gluth
Design as a competitive advantage in startup fundraising
Nico Florian Klenner, Lasse Hartz-Olsson, Brett Capron
Service design integration with business development: Six Finnish case studies of digital service development
Piia Rytilahti, Simo Rontti, Satu Miettinen, Hanna-Riina Vuontisjärvi
The value and importance of design when branding for social media. Models for a framework analysis
Sara Gancho, Rachel Cooper, Martyn Evans
A conversation with Lisa Strausfeld
With Gjoko Muratovski