Prototyping Revisited

Until now, prototyping has been developing as a technological discipline. In so it has proven to be a strong means to test specific solutions or physical designs before the launch of a product. The results have been reduced development time and improvement of quality in a broad sense. There are, however, indications that we should review our perception of prototypes to be broader and to view our application of prototypes in a broader organizational view. This paper presents an initial and explorative review of the changing role of prototypes in product development