Conferences in the Conference
The conference is organized around a number of themes, each forming a conference within the conference
NOTE: SUBMISSION OF EXTENDED ABSTRACTS IS CLOSED
Architectural Competitions
Convener: Joris van Wezemael, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Architectural competitions have recently emerged as a significant field of empirical research. For this conference, we invite papers within the following themes:
- Two-stage (esp. prequalification) versus one-stage competitions: relating procedures and outcomes
- “The perfect brief”: How much and what kind of scope does it provide? How does it achieve that?
- Concepts and theoretical approaches in interdisciplinary 'competitions research'
- Tracing the political in planning competitions
- Expertise and judgment: Performing quality in design competitions
- Historical trajectories: places, cultures and ruptures in legislation (e.g. impacts of WTO regulations/EU regulation from 1994)
- Knowledge creation and design competitions: from individual answers, experiences and specific solutions to general, collective and theoretical reflections.
Business and Management Research and Construction Management
Convener: Graham Winch, University of Manchester
Architectural competitions have recently emerged as a significant field of empirical research. For this conference, we invite papers within the following themes:
- Two-stage (esp. prequalification) versus one-stage competitions: relating procedures and outcomes
- “The perfect brief”: How much and what kind of scope does it provide? How does it achieve that?
- Concepts and theoretical approaches in interdisciplinary 'competitions research'
- Tracing the political in planning competitions
- Expertise and judgment: Performing quality in design competitions
- Historical trajectories: places, cultures and ruptures in legislation (e.g. impacts of WTO regulations/EU regulation from 1994)
- Knowledge creation and design competitions: from individual answers, experiences and specific solutions to general, collective and theoretical reflections.
Design Thinking: Exploring Interfaces between Design and Management
Conveners: Martin Kornberger, University of Technology, Sydney; Copenhagen Business School and Marianne Stang Vaaland, Copenhagen Business School
We'd be delighted if you considered submitting an extended abstract (5-7 pages) for our track on 'Design Thinking'. Deadline for submission is December 15 2009.
In this track we invite both empirical and conceptual papers that explore the interface between design thinking and management practice. Building on the growing interest in the topic of "managing as designing" (Boland and Collopy 2004) this track explores emerging research agendas, alternative ways of teaching and innovative ways of working and experimenting with organizations.
We would like to facilitate a dialogue between scholars of different institutions that have embarked on an explorative journey into the world of design thinking and offer an open platform for critical and frank discussion of experiences and future ambitions. While we will have time allocated for individual paper presentations, we also have planned a panel discussion on design thinking with Dick Boland and other eminent scholars.
Management Practices and Digital Designs
Convener: Jennifer Whyte, University of Reading, Co-convener: Chris Harty, University of Reading
We invite empirical papers that explore how organizational practices are changing around the use of digital models on projects. These papers could draw on a range of theoretical approaches and commitments, such as institutional theory, practice-based studies and actor-network theory, but would focus on the shaping of organizational practices around a digital model of building and/or infrastructure at any stage in the project life-cycle (briefing, through to facilities management and use). They may address aspects such as visual practices; sense-making and decision-making; and the differentiation and integration of work across firm boundaries.
Process Integration
Convener: Jan Bröchner, Chalmers University of Technology
Construction processes can be studied as structures for integrating material processes and information processes. The integration of customer primary business processes with a construction process is an even greater challenge.
Within this theme, a range of issues, such as how ICT models and tools support process flexibility, can be approached.
Inquiries concerning this track:
Contact Jan Bröchner, jan.brochner@chalmers.se
Projects of Innovation: Innovation in Projects
Conveners: Stewart Clegg & Tyrone Pitsis, University of Technology, Sydney
In this theme we seek to broaden and build upon the growing interest on innovation in and through projects. We welcome papers that explore the e.g. the following issues:
- The nature and types of innovation through projects
- Project management innovation
- The role of project governance in innovation
- Project strategy, innovation and performance
- Innovation as a project: projects as innovation
- Project dynamics necessary for innovation
- Serendipity and surprises in projects
- The politics of projects enabling and restricting innovation