Co-creating an idea lab

Co-creating an idea lab: Lessons learned from a longitudinal case study

Thoring, K.C. (TU Delft OLD Design Theory and Methodology; Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Dessau)
Mueller, Roland M. (Berlin School of Economics and Law)
Luippold, Carmen (Bauhaus University Weimar)
Desmet, P.M.A. (TU Delft Design Aesthetics)
Badke-Schaub, P.G. (TU Delft OLD Design Theory and Methodology)

2018

This article presents a longitudinal case study of the development process of an idea lab—from initial planning to final implementation and usage. The research approach comprised various methods, including a user study with cultural probes and a visual canvas, a focus group co-creation workshop, and a follow-up evaluation, two years after the space’s implementation. We identified 15
relevant themes and 39 spatial characteristics that constitute the individual users’ preferences, as well as several insights from a corporate point of view. Our gained insights on the role of the physical workspace extend the current research on idea labs. Furthermore, our findings corroborate the suggestions from related literature in terms of an idea lab’s capability to facilitate external
input, experimentation, and employees’ autonomy. The presented co-creation approach and the developed spatial recommendations can be adapted for other contexts and act as guidelines for others who want to develop creative spaces.

Creative space
idea lab
longitudinal case study
co-creation
cultural probes
focus group workshop
requirements analysis
visual canvas

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f9588dfd-5d02-472e-928d-45503f266b54

https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2018.743

2413-9505

CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 2 (1), 30-37

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© 2018 K.C. Thoring, Roland M. Mueller, Carmen Luippold, P.M.A. Desmet, P.G. Badke-Schaub