期刊名称：She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation
印刷版ISSN：2405-8726
出版年度：2017
卷号：3
期号：3
页码：229-248
DOI：10.1016/j.sheji.2017.12.001
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractSynthesis maps integrate research evidence, system expertise, and design proposals into visual narratives. These narratives support communication and decision-making among stakeholders. Synthesis maps evolved from earlier visualization tools in systemics and design. They help stakeholders to understand design options for complex sociotechnical systems. Other visual approaches map complexity for effective collaboration across perspectives and knowledge domains. These help stakeholder groups to work in higher-order design contexts for sociotechnical or human-ecological systems. This article describes a constructivist pedagogy for collaborative learning in small teams of mixed-discipline designers. Synthesis mapping enables these teams to learn systems methods for design research in complex problem domains. Synthesis maps integrate knowledge from research cycles and iterative sensemaking to define a coherent design narrative. While synthesis maps may include formal system modeling techniques, they do not require them. Synthesis maps tangibly render research observations and design choices. As a hybrid system design method, synthesis maps are a contribution to the design genre of visual systems thinking.Highlights•Synthesis maps are a distinctive visualization method for understanding complex social systems and proposing design options.•A synthesis-led design research process develops mixed evidence sources for representing systems for design from stakeholder perspectives.•Synthesis maps use constructivist pedagogy for teaching and development to bridge multiple stakeholder perspectives and enable stakeholders to form mental models that support the visual narrative.•Unlike formal system methods, synthesis maps are collaborative and constructivist.•Synthesis maps employ formalisms where appropriate to communicate the inherent complexity of social system problems.
