Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and Others

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
Subjects:
design thinking
self awareness
context
design ethics
design pedagogy
Online Access:https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/1649
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spelling doaj-871a97e67f094de59403e6d08af6cb9d2020-11-24T22:23:07ZdanFormakademisk, OsloFORMakademisk1890-95152017-09-0110210.7577/formakademisk.16491649Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and OthersMeredith James0Portland State UniversityIn 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.https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/1649design thinkingself awarenesscontextdesign ethicsdesign pedagogy
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design thinking
self awareness
context
design ethics
design pedagogy
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title Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and Others
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description 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.
topic design thinking
self awareness
context
design ethics
design pedagogy
url https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/1649
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