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Computational Modelling of Teamwork in Design

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Computational simulation has been long established across research areas for modelling the behaviour of complex, multivariable and socio-technical systems. In the computational study of teamwork in design, the focus is set on capturing dynamic interactions between the individual team members within their environment using multi-agent systems. Agent-based simulation (ABS) provides a platform to inductively develop and examine theories on human behaviour in design that have the potential to inform experimental research. This chapter aims to outline the role of agent-based simulation in design drawing from a multidimensional framework for computational modelling. This research approach is applied to examine group support at the time of creative breakthroughs. The chapter concludes with guidelines for the use of agent-based simulation in design research.

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  1. CoLab Auckland University of Technology, WG Sir Paul Reeves Building, 2 Governor Fitzroy Place, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

    Ricardo Sosa

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  1. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

    Philip Cash

  2. Swiss Federal Institute of Tech. Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Tino Stanković

  3. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mario Å torga

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Sosa, R. (2016). Computational Modelling of Teamwork in Design. In: Cash, P., Stanković, T., Štorga, M. (eds) Experimental Design Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33781-4_10

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