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September 10, 2025Proceedings of the Design Society0 citations

The unique feature of designing with digital twin uncovered by design theory

FMFlora Mercat PMPascal Le Masson BWBenoît Weil

Key Points

Digital twins can transform design processes by enhancing knowledge and generativity, improving overall outcomes.
The paper identifies two distinct forms of generativity related to digital twins, indicating their flexibility in design applications.
Leveraging C-K theory, this framework models design processes, providing insights into potential innovations with digital twins.
The reflexivity of digital twins challenges traditional optimization, suggesting new pathways for design exploration and knowledge reconfiguration.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Digital Twins are widely recognized as a transformative technological trend, yet their potential to foster innovation, particularly their generative capabilities, remains underexplored. This paper investigates how they can transcend traditional optimization roles to serve as tools for advancing knowledge and generativity in the design of their physical counterparts. Leveraging C-K theory, a framework is presented for modeling design processes with Digital Twins, characterizing design scenarios and identifying two distinct forms of generativity. An illustration of these results shows how designers can leverage Digital Twin reflexive capacity to challenge and reconfigure underlying knowledge of their physical counterparts. The transformative value of this reflexivity, combined with remodeling capabilities, is highlights the exploration of new design pathway for Digital Twins themselves.

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