Biomimetics applies principles and strategies abstracted from biological systems to
engineering and technological design. With a huge potential for innovation, biomimetics …

One of the hallmarks of engineering design is the design synthesis phase where the
creativity of the designer most prominently comes into play as solutions are generated to …

Generating novel and useful concepts is essential during the early design stage to explore a
large variety of design opportunities, which usually requires advanced design thinking ability …

Ideation is a source of innovation and creativity, and is commonly used in early stages of
engineering design processes. This paper proposes an integrated approach for enhancing …

It is clear that the climate is changing and ecosystems are becoming severely degraded.
Humans must mitigate the causes of, and adapt to, climate change and the loss of …

Abstract Design-by-analogy (DbA) is a design methodology wherein new solutions,
opportunities, or designs are generated in a target domain based on inspiration drawn from …

Individual creativity support systems have been developed to facilitate creative work. This
article reviews the various design requirements and approaches proposed for supporting …

Analogies have been central to creative problem-solving throughout the history of science
and technology. As the number of scientific articles continues to increase exponentially …

This paper reviews research on biologically inspired design, and has three main parts. The
first part surveys examples relevant to three groupings of manufacturing research. The …

Bio-inspired design and the broader field of design-by-analogy have been the basis of
numerous innovative designs throughout history; yet there remains much to be understood …