1. www.gu.se Towards a better paradigmatic partnership between business and design Ulla Johansson & Jill Woodilla Business & Design Lab University of Gothenburg 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

2. www.gu.se Overview of presentation 1. Purpose and framework 1. Distribution of research in –Management –Design –Design Management (DM) 3. Summary and implications 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

3. www.gu.se Background Management theories that design has partnered with are quite narrow – and often not very interesting. They are not in the forefront of management research. Not even very interesting from a design epistemology. We want to problemetize the way in which knowledge from design merges with knowledge from management 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

4. www.gu.se Research Question From an epistemological perspective, how do different research streams in management, design, and design management relate to one another? Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation Method Select an analytic framework Select data Read and categorize articles Map onto analytic framework Interpret results

5. www.gu.se Burrell and Morgan – our framework Scholars approach research with different assumptions about: 1.The nature of the society Subjectivism Objectivism 2.The nature of research purpose Regulation in human affairs Radical change 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation “Paradigm” is understood as a fundamental view on life or a broad view, that affects the way particular aspects of reality are understood (Kuhn 1962)

6. www.gu.se Burrell and Morgan’s four paradigms Radical humanist Endpoints: subjective & radical change Radical structuralist endpoints: objective & radical change Interpretative Endpoints: subjective & regulation Functionalist Endpoints: objective & regulation 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

7. www.gu.se Management Paradigmatic representation of management theories Schematic 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

8. www.gu.se Paradigmatic representation of design theories Design Schematic 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

9. www.gu.se Design Management Paradigmatic representation of design management theories Schematic 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

10. www.gu.se Schematic of overlap – eureka! 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

11. www.gu.se Consequences and reflections A new research area that seeks legitimacy among both academics and practitioners are likely to originate in the main stream area However, now is time for the DM research to broaden its paradigmatic perspectives Also, there needs to be some paradigmatic consistency between D+M research. 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

12. www.gu.se Possibilities Radical humanist paradigm Critical management Interpretative and reflexive methodology 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation

13. www.gu.se New question Where does “Design Thinking” fit in? 2015-05-02Business & Design Lab. School of Business, Economics and Law & School of Design and Crafts in cooperation