Abstract
Designers are often positioned as mediators or interpreters, working between disciplines and stakeholders to frame and address problems. This quality is particularly desired when a product transitions from one implementation to another. Translational designers assist this process through critical activities such as navigating differing domain knowledge and balancing conflicting values or cultures between stakeholders. We argue the primary outcome of translational design is not necessarily an artifact but the translation of knowledge across disciplines for decision-making. Our research explains and shows how information visualization can translate meaning within a group of experts familiar with the same topic and between a group of experts with differing expertise. In collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo SpA - Innovation & Process team, we present Processes Map, an interactive information visualization that assists users with better understanding the distribution of activities and associated risks across an organization to contribute to the developing literature on ‘translational design practices.’
Keywords
data visualization; quantitative data; visualizing complexity; translational design
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.664
Citation
Holmes, J., Blanco, M., Linkner, T., Ciliotta Chehade, E., and Ciuccarelli, P. (2024) Harnessing information visualization as a vehicle for translational design, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.664
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Harnessing information visualization as a vehicle for translational design
Designers are often positioned as mediators or interpreters, working between disciplines and stakeholders to frame and address problems. This quality is particularly desired when a product transitions from one implementation to another. Translational designers assist this process through critical activities such as navigating differing domain knowledge and balancing conflicting values or cultures between stakeholders. We argue the primary outcome of translational design is not necessarily an artifact but the translation of knowledge across disciplines for decision-making. Our research explains and shows how information visualization can translate meaning within a group of experts familiar with the same topic and between a group of experts with differing expertise. In collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo SpA - Innovation & Process team, we present Processes Map, an interactive information visualization that assists users with better understanding the distribution of activities and associated risks across an organization to contribute to the developing literature on ‘translational design practices.’