Accumulation and Evolution of Design Knowledge in Design Science Research
COM1 Level 2
SR3, COM1-02-12
Abstract:
Sir Isaac Newton famously said, "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Research is a collaborative, evolutionary endeavor- and it is no different with design science research (DSR), which builds upon existing design knowledge and creates new design knowledge to pass on to future projects. However, despite the vast, growing body of DSR contributions, little accumulation and evolution of design knowledge is found in an organized DSR body of knowledge. Most contributions rather stand on their own feet than on the shoulders of giants, and this is limiting how far we can see, or in other words, the extent of the broader impacts we can make through DSR. In this talk I report on a research stream aiming at providing guidance on how to position design knowledge contributions in wider problem and solution spaces. I propose (1) a model conceptualizing design knowledge as a resilient relationship between problem and solution spaces, (2) a map to position a design knowledge contribution in problem and solution spaces, and (3) principles on how to use this map in a DSR project.
Biodata:
Dr. Jan vom Brocke is Full Professor of Information Systems, the Hilti Endowed Chair of Business Process Management, and Director of the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Liechtenstein. He has published, among others, in European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Information Systems Journal (ISJ), Journal of Information Technology (JIT), Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS), and MIS Quarterly (MISQ), as well as practice-oriented outlets such as Communications of the ACM (CACM) and MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SRM). He has held various editorial roles and academic leadership positions and serves as an invited speaker and trusted advisor for many organizations around the world (see: www.janvombrocke.com).