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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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-871a97e67f094de59403e6d08af6cb9d2022-12-21T17:44:56ZdanFormakademisk, 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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| title | Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and Others |
| title_full | Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and Others |
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| title_short | Advancing Design Thinking Towards a Better Understanding of Self and Others |
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