| Surprises are the benefits: reframing in multidisciplinary design teams G Stompff, F Smulders, L Henze Design Studies 47, 187-214, 2016 | 96 | 2016 |
| Towards different communication in collaborative design F Smulders, L Lousberg, K Dorst International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 1 (3), 352-367, 2008 | 72 | 2008 |
| Co‐operation in NPD: Coping with different learning styles FE Smulders Creativity and Innovation Management 13 (4), 263-273, 2004 | 67 | 2004 |
| Advanced design methods for successful innovation C de Bont, PH den Ouden, HNJ Schifferstein, F Smulders, ... Design United, 2013 | 66* | 2013 |
| Towards a more realistic creative problem solving approach J Buijs, F Smulders, H Van Der Meer Creativity and innovation management 18 (4), 286-298, 2009 | 58 | 2009 |
| A closer look at Co-evolution in design practice I Reymen, K Dorst, F Smulders Design Thinking Research Symposium 7, London, UK, 29-41, 2007 | 50* | 2007 |
| Get synchronized: bridging the gap between design and volume production F Smulders | 42* | 2006 |
| The generative dance of design inquiry: Exploring Dewey's pragmatism for design research G Stompff, T van Bruinessen, F Smulders Design studies 83, 101136, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Towards a different view on ship design T Van Bruinessen, FE Smulders, H Hopman International Product Development Management Conference, IPDMC, 2013 | 26* | 2013 |
| Team mental models in innovation: means and ends FE Smulders CoDesign 3 (1), 51-58, 2007 | 22 | 2007 |
| Configurations of NPD–production interfaces and interface integration mechanisms FE Smulders, H Boer, PHK Hansen, E Gubi, K Dorst Creativity and Innovation Management 11 (1), 62-73, 2002 | 22 | 2002 |
| Waarom is innoveren zo moeilijk? Het antwoord of blijven er nog uitdagingen over? F Smulders, J Buijs, R Valkenburg Management & Organisatie 53 (July/August), 5-18, 1999 | 20* | 1999 |
| Get Wet! Teaching innovation theories through experiential learning F Smulders Journal of Design Research 9 (2), 168-184, 2011 | 17* | 2011 |
| User centered design in the wild G Stompff, L Henze, F Jong, E Vliembergen, PJ Stappers, F Smulders, ... DS 68-1: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering …, 2011 | 16 | 2011 |
| The last stage of product development: interventions in existing operational processes F Smulders, L De Caluwé, O Van Nieuwenhuizen Creativity and Innovation Management 12 (2), 109-120, 2003 | 16 | 2003 |
| Applying design thinking elsewhere: Organizational context matters F Smulders, K Dorst, P Vermaas Academic Design Management Conference, 2014 | 15 | 2014 |
| Modeling the inter-subjective level of innovation F Smulders, H Bakker International Journal of Technology Management 60 (3/4), 221-240, 2012 | 13 | 2012 |
| Design beyond design: Design Thinking and Design Acting. F Smulders, E Subrahmanian Design Thinking Research Symposium 8 (DTRS 8), Sydney, 2010 | 13* | 2010 |
| European boat design innovation group: The marine design manifesto. S McCartan, D Harris, B Verheijden, M Lundh, M Lutzhoft, D Bonte, ... International Journal of Marine Design 156 (C1), 1-28, 2014 | 12 | 2014 |
| The right fidelity: Representations that speed up innovation processes G Stompff, F Smulders Design Management Journal 10 (1), 14-26, 2015 | 11* | 2015 |