Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and Others

In teaching Design Thinking, two key aspects of the discipline continue to emerge: design's move away from materialism; and augmenting better problem-solving skills through self-awareness. The first anchors design in a process rather than a product, something that is native to the concept of De...

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Main Author: Meredith James
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Formakademisk, Oslo 2017-09-01
Series:FORMakademisk
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Online Access:https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/1649
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Summary:In teaching Design Thinking, two key aspects of the discipline continue to emerge: design's move away from materialism; and augmenting better problem-solving skills through self-awareness. The first anchors design in a process rather than a product, something that is native to the concept of Design Thinking. Whereas the second, anchors the designer (the problem-solver, or change agent) within a context. Designers who have a strong understanding of themselves, their own roles in problem-solving, and which perspective within the larger context they inhabit, are better equipped to understand the nuances and difficulties of solving problems for others.
ISSN:1890-9515