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Staging aesthetic disruption through design methods for service innovation

Katarina Wetter‐Edman, Josina Vink, Johan Blomkvist · 2017 · Design Studies

Summary. Design methods trigger service innovation by creating aesthetic disruption—sensory experiences that challenge participants' assumptions and destabilize their habitual behaviors. The paper argues that bodily experience, not just cognitive processes, drives meaningful change. By staging these disruptions through design methods, organizations can help actors break free from existing institutional constraints and generate genuine service innovation.

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Wetter‐Edman, K., Vink, J., & Blomkvist, J.. (2017). Staging aesthetic disruption through design methods for service innovation. Design Studies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2017.11.007

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DOI
10.1016/j.destud.2017.11.007
Countries
Sweden
Regions
Europe
Categories
innovation-theory, general-innovation
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2026-04-28