Katja Holtta-Otto

Special Issue: Emerging Technologies and Methods for Early-Stage Product Design and Development

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Mechanical Design

Automatic Facial Expression Analysis as a Measure of User-Designer Empathy

Aleksi Salmi, Jie Li, Katja Holtta-Otto

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Mechanical Design

Abstract In human-centered product design and development, understanding the users is essential. Empathizing with t..

Inconstant Empathy-Interpersonal Factors That Influence the Incompleteness of User Understanding

Jie Li, Katja Holtta-Otto

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN

AbstractEmpathy can help designers discover and fulfill users’ latent needs in design, which can lead to better design solutions. ..

Efficient Design Guidelines for Innovative Aerial Robot Design

Chee How Tan, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Shaohui Foong

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of Mechanical Design

Abstract The field of aerial robotics has advanced rapidly, but the design knowledge has not yet been codified into..

User and stakeholder perspective taking in novice design teams

Antti Surma-aho, Tua Bjorklund, Katja Holtta-Otto

Journal article  |  2022  |  DESIGN SCIENCE

Abstract Taking the perspective of users and stakeholders can help designers incorporate human-centricity in their practice. Ho..

Under the umbrella: components of empathy in psychology and design

Alvaro M Chang-Arana, Antti Surma-aho, Katja Holtta-Otto, Mikko Sams

Journal article  |  2022  |  DESIGN SCIENCE

Empathy is argued to be a key factor for a successful design discussion. However, such causality cannot be empirically proven base..

Crowdfunding for Design Innovation: Prediction Model With Critical Factors

Chaoyang Song, Jianxi Luo, Katja Holtta-Otto, Warren Seering, Kevin Otto

Journal article  |  2022  |  IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Online reward-based crowdfunding campaigns have emerged as an innovative approach for validating demands, discovering early adopte..

Using the Electrochemistry Designette to Visualize Students' Competence and Misconceptions on Electrochemical Principles

Vanessa YY Chia, Katja Holtta-Otto, Franklin Anariba

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

We provide an update on the electrochemistry designette in relation to its pedagogical effectiveness to students and experiential ..

Extreme-user conditions to enhance design creativity and empathy- application using visual impairment

Sujithra Raviselvam, Dongwook Hwang, Bradley Camburn, Karen Sng, Katja Holtta-Otto, Kristin L Wood

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DESIGN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

Extreme-users who experience physical, sensory or cognitive challenges can help identify latent needs across a majority of the gen..

DOES EMPATHISING WITH USERS CONTRUBUTE TO BETTER NEED FINDING?

J Li, K Holtta-Otto

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

In user-centered product design, empathizing with users is an effective way to step into their shoes. Ideally, it helps designers ..