Design Maturity Frameworks and Enjoyable Design Processes

Abstract

Maturity frameworks provide a structure for assessing key performance metrics of an organization and provide guidelines for assessment and growth in various areas of an organization.Design maturity frameworks focus more on a human-centered approach in assessing the human motivational factors that create enjoyable and sustainable workplace practices. Identifying factors that improve or inhibit the productivity of processes can help individuals and organizations design better workplace experiences. This presentation will introduce audience to the theoretical foundations of design maturity frameworks and suggest ways to build a human-centered model that is built around enjoyable and sustainable design processes, customized for individual and organizational growth. Participants will learn • Concepts of maturity frameworks and stages of design expertise • Identify issues with existing design processes at an individual and/or organizational level • Discuss practical solutions and develop a customized maturity framework for enjoyable and sustainable workplace experiencesThe session aims at identifying human factors that motivate individuals and organizations in developing design processes that generate enjoyable and sustainable workplace experiences. The content of the session will benefit novice to experienced professionals and managers to rethink their own professional practices in terms of design expertise development and motivational processes at workplace.Session Structure: • This session will include both presentations and practical work • The presentations introduce concepts of design maturity and expertise development in professional practices • Presentations will be followed by individual exercises and group discussions to identify motivational factors and productivity inhibiting factors at workplaceTarget Audience: The session is designed for novice to experienced professionals in the academic and professional fields who are interested in learning more about design maturity frameworks and guidelines to apply these structures in their professional practices. The presentation provides guidelines to adopt design practices and human-centered processes at individual and organizational levels. Target audience roles include: Designers, Managers, Developers, Researchers, Educators

Keywords: Maturity Models, Design Practices in Organizations, Designer Experience, Design Transformation

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1005616