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A model of causality, the SAPPhIRE model, is used as the basis of the analysis. The analysis is based on previous research that shows that designing involves development and exploration of the seven basic constructs of the SAPPhIRE model that constitute the causal connection between the various levels of abstraction at which a design can be described. The constructs are <jats:underline>s<\/jats:underline>tate change, <jats:underline>a<\/jats:underline>ction, <jats:underline>p<\/jats:underline>arts, <jats:underline>ph<\/jats:underline>enomenon, <jats:underline>i<\/jats:underline>nput, o<jats:underline>r<\/jats:underline>gans, and <jats:underline>e<\/jats:underline>ffect. The following two questions are asked. Is there a relationship between novelty and the constructs? If there is a relationship, what is the degree of this relationship? 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