Design Fixation¶
Jansson, D. G., & Smith, S. M. (1991). Design Fixation. Design Studies, 12(1), 3-11.
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Primes¶
- Cognitive Entrenchment
This sourceDesigners anchor to established solutions even when novel problems demand different approaches. Bibliography-only; existence verified, link added.
Mechanisms¶
- Iterative Design Review Cycle
- Its characteristic failure is design fixation — the team narrows onto an early concept and reviews only variations of it, so the cycle converges smoothly on a local optimum while a better form was never on the table.
This sourceDefines design fixation as blind adherence to an existing idea that limits conceptual-design output.
- Its characteristic failure is design fixation — the team narrows onto an early concept and reviews only variations of it, so the cycle converges smoothly on a local optimum while a better form was never on the table.
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