藉由兩項設計方法的提出,選擇一起類似的校園規劃衝突模擬事件進行設計方法的測試演練,最終以操作結果回應面對權力結構的規劃行動,只有不斷察覺權力作用如何介入決策情境中,才能有效地選擇改變權力關係所運用的策略。而設計專業者行動的企圖並非為消除權力關係而積極進行抗爭,其角色能力在於透過選擇不同的溝通策略運用,來尋找決策過程中理性共識的決策結果。 This research aims to develop the operation strategy for design professionals to deal with power structure and enable them to be aware of the possible interventions and even influences of power to the decision-making context in the designing process. The objective is also set to assist design professionals who are involved in the decision-making context to find out the proper communication strategy that can change the power structure so as to achieve the planned goals. “Power” generally exists in social relationships. As long as an organization is involved in an activity, the effect of power emerges. Therefore, this research gives a definition to power as “the force which dominates or influences the planning activity in the decision-making process of an organization”. Once the decision-making power which is held by the members of an organization appears to be in a distributed status, the so-called “power structure” will be formed. In view of this, the specific objective of this research is to develop two designing methods: 1. Take over the control of power structure under decision-making context The campus plan “The design project of the entrance plaza and security stand of Tamkang University” which is carried out by a power structure is the subject of this research to observe the force of power. Transactional analysis is used as well to systematically analyze the interpersonal communication behaviors under the decision-making context of the project and further concludes five communication decision-making patterns under the power structure. 2. Use the operation mechanism of design to change power structure This method aims to develop four communication strategies that can change the power structure by understanding the power structure and its causes, observing the research subject, and consulting related theories of political behaviors in organization and politicking. The strategies include: Two personal action strategies for design professionals (1) Expanding demands on the basis of facts (2) Using domain knowledge for direct confrontation and two organizational action strategies for professional designers (1) Gaining control over the effective decision-making power (2) Expanding the power network.
Through proposing these two design methods, the simulated conflict of a similar campus design plan is chosen to test the design methods, and finally the results are utilized to respond the planning action under the power structure. The results show that only constant observation on how the effect of power intervenes in the decision-making context can help to effectively choose the right strategy to change the power relationships. Besides, the attempt of design professional’s action should be to seek a resolution under a rational common consensus in the decision-making process by applying different communication strategies, rather than just actively confront power and eliminate it.