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Evaluating Aesthetic Experiences via Immersive Virtual Environments and EEG: Toward the Integration of Neuroscience Tools in Design Assessment 通过沉浸式虚拟环境和脑电图评估审美体验：迈向神经科学工具在设计评估中的整合

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2026.02.002

Fatemeh Taherysayah , Claudia Westermann , Hai-Ning Liang , Welber Marinovic , Faeze Taheri Sayah , Haoyu Wu , Ziming Li

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Designing with Generative AI: Symbiosis, Authorship, and the Evolving Image 生成式人工智能设计：共生、作者身份和不断发展的形象

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2026.02.004

Morteza Abdipour

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Crafting Sustainable Futures: The Role of Prefigurative Design-Led Approaches in Open Innovation Platforms 打造可持续的未来：开放式创新平台中先驱性设计主导方法的作用

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2026.02.003

Venkat Aryan , Maziar Rezai , Christa Liedtke , Marc Hassenzahl

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Contributors 贡献者

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/S2405-8726(26)00014-6

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The Impact of Design on the Modernization of Finland 设计对芬兰现代化的影响

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2026.02.005

Yrjö Sotamaa

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Unmaking Ready-Made Futures of the DIY Chair DIY椅子的现成未来

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2026.02.001

Merle Kathleen Ibach

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Review of Introduction to Design Psychology by Eleni Kalantidou Eleni Kalantidou《设计心理学导论》述评

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.10.005

Peter A. Hall

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Future Making: Imagining and Crafting Futures in a Diverse World 未来创造：在一个多样化的世界中想象和塑造未来

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.11.001

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Design Anthropology and Ontological Future Making: Transformative Action for the Emergence of Shared Futures 设计人类学与本体论的未来创造：共同未来出现的变革行动

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.08.004

Gijs van Leeuwen , Abhigyan Singh , Bregje F. van Eekelen , David Keyson

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Resensing Visions: A Convivial Approach to Future-Making from a Global South Context in Hermosillo, Mexico 在墨西哥埃莫西约，从一个全球南方的背景下，对未来创造的一个愉快的方法

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.08.005

Marysol Ortega Pallanez

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