Effect of the application of circularity requirements as guided questions on the creativity and the circularity of the design outcomes

Implementation of the circular economy is beginning to become a reality and early stages product design are crucial for proper adoption model. However, several studies claim that sustainability requirements usually decrease creativity. Therefore, it necessary help designers think in more manner and, at same time, not compromising In this research, we study if creativity circularity outcomes change depending on whether applied as guided questions during idea generation. For purpose, an experiment has been carried out which 20 engineering students’ teams propose novel product. Half received some form explicit questions, while other half did not. The novelty, usefulness feasibility assessed measure Circularity determined by accounting number items slow, close narrow loops each proposal. results indicate explicitly introducing leads no significant differences or circularity. does lead dispersed results. So, applying worse comparison when these implicit. This work offers new effect generation ideas. These findings useful management companies also teaching.