---
_id: '65764'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Information systems (IS) research is increasingly exploring the potential
of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), such as large language models (LLMs).
For design science research (DSR), such technologies foster entirely new vistas
for the design of IT artifacts that make use of their generative capabilities,
but also influence DSR methodology. This shift is much more profound than it has
been discussed so far. To identify existing implications of GenAI for design-oriented
research in IS, we report results from an integrative literature review of recent
DSR publications in leading IS outlets. Thereby, we synthesize five major theoretical
challenges that arise when using GenAI in DSR projects: (1) an obscure composition
of the artifact, (2) an opaque contextualization of the LLM, (3) a fragile internal
consistency of the artifact, (4) a rapid erosion of prescriptive knowledge, and
(5) missing methodological guidance. We investigate these challenges and conceptualize
a set of three guidelines that inform DSR in the rising era of GenAI. These guidelines
support researchers in designing and justifying GenAI-related DSR processes and
in precisely articulating the theoretical grounding of their design decisions
and evaluation strategies.'
author:
- first_name: Philipp
full_name: zur Heiden, Philipp
id: '64394'
last_name: zur Heiden
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Beverungen, Daniel
id: '59677'
last_name: Beverungen
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Bartelheimer, Christian
last_name: Bartelheimer
- first_name: Christoph
full_name: Breidbach, Christoph
last_name: Breidbach
citation:
ama: 'zur Heiden P, Beverungen D, Bartelheimer C, Breidbach C. Design Science Research
in an Era of Generative AI—Challenges and Theoretical Guidelines. In: Lecture
Notes in Computer Science. Vol 16606. Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
Springer Nature Switzerland; 2026. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22'
apa: zur Heiden, P., Beverungen, D., Bartelheimer, C., & Breidbach, C. (2026).
Design Science Research in an Era of Generative AI—Challenges and Theoretical
Guidelines. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 16606. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22
bibtex: '@inproceedings{zur Heiden_Beverungen_Bartelheimer_Breidbach_2026, place={Cham},
series={ Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, title={Design Science Research in an Era
of Generative AI—Challenges and Theoretical Guidelines}, volume={16606}, DOI={10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22},
booktitle={Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, publisher={Springer Nature Switzerland},
author={zur Heiden, Philipp and Beverungen, Daniel and Bartelheimer, Christian
and Breidbach, Christoph}, year={2026}, collection={ Lecture Notes in Computer
Science} }'
chicago: 'Heiden, Philipp zur, Daniel Beverungen, Christian Bartelheimer, and Christoph
Breidbach. “Design Science Research in an Era of Generative AI—Challenges and Theoretical
Guidelines.” In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 16606. Lecture
Notes in Computer Science. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22.'
ieee: 'P. zur Heiden, D. Beverungen, C. Bartelheimer, and C. Breidbach, “Design
Science Research in an Era of Generative AI—Challenges and Theoretical Guidelines,”
in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Muenster, 2026, vol. 16606, doi:
10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22.'
mla: zur Heiden, Philipp, et al. “Design Science Research in an Era of Generative
AI—Challenges and Theoretical Guidelines.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
vol. 16606, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, doi:10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22.
short: 'P. zur Heiden, D. Beverungen, C. Bartelheimer, C. Breidbach, in: Lecture
Notes in Computer Science, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2026.'
conference:
end_date: 2026-06-10
location: Muenster
name: DESRIST 2026
start_date: 2026-06-08
date_created: 2026-06-03T09:20:18Z
date_updated: 2026-06-03T09:25:50Z
department:
- _id: '195'
doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22
intvolume: ' 16606'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- url: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_22
place: Cham
publication: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- '9783032283122'
- '9783032283139'
issn:
- 0302-9743
- 1611-3349
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
quality_controlled: '1'
series_title: ' Lecture Notes in Computer Science'
status: public
title: Design Science Research in an Era of Generative AI—Challenges and Theoretical
Guidelines
type: conference
user_id: '59677'
volume: 16606
year: '2026'
...
---
_id: '65835'
author:
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Koldewey, Christian
id: '43136'
last_name: Koldewey
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-6399
- first_name: Celina Maleen
full_name: Avermeyer, Celina Maleen
id: '84783'
last_name: Avermeyer
- first_name: Hendrik
full_name: van der Valk, Hendrik
last_name: van der Valk
- first_name: Julian
full_name: Zerbin, Julian
id: '51711'
last_name: Zerbin
- first_name: Roman
full_name: Dumitrescu, Roman
id: '16190'
last_name: Dumitrescu
citation:
ama: 'Koldewey C, Avermeyer CM, van der Valk H, Zerbin J, Dumitrescu R. Fundamental
Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype Development in Information Systems. In: Lecture
Notes in Computer Science. Springer Nature Switzerland; 2026. doi:10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_18'
apa: Koldewey, C., Avermeyer, C. M., van der Valk, H., Zerbin, J., & Dumitrescu,
R. (2026). Fundamental Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype Development in Information
Systems. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer Nature Switzerland.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_18
bibtex: '@inbook{Koldewey_Avermeyer_van der Valk_Zerbin_Dumitrescu_2026, place={Cham},
title={Fundamental Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype Development in Information
Systems}, DOI={10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_18},
booktitle={Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, publisher={Springer Nature Switzerland},
author={Koldewey, Christian and Avermeyer, Celina Maleen and van der Valk, Hendrik
and Zerbin, Julian and Dumitrescu, Roman}, year={2026} }'
chicago: 'Koldewey, Christian, Celina Maleen Avermeyer, Hendrik van der Valk, Julian
Zerbin, and Roman Dumitrescu. “Fundamental Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype
Development in Information Systems.” In Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_18.'
ieee: 'C. Koldewey, C. M. Avermeyer, H. van der Valk, J. Zerbin, and R. Dumitrescu,
“Fundamental Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype Development in Information Systems,”
in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland,
2026.'
mla: Koldewey, Christian, et al. “Fundamental Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype
Development in Information Systems.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026, doi:10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_18.
short: 'C. Koldewey, C.M. Avermeyer, H. van der Valk, J. Zerbin, R. Dumitrescu,
in: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2026.'
date_created: 2026-06-11T11:25:01Z
date_updated: 2026-06-11T11:25:49Z
department:
- _id: '563'
doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-28313-9_18
language:
- iso: eng
place: Cham
publication: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- '9783032283122'
- '9783032283139'
issn:
- 0302-9743
- 1611-3349
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
status: public
title: Fundamental Patterns – A Taxonomy for Archetype Development in Information
Systems
type: book_chapter
user_id: '15782'
year: '2026'
...