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Different Perspectives in Design Thinking

Name: Different Perspectives in Design Thinking
Author: Yvonne Eriksson
ISBN: 9781000557145

by Yvonne Eriksson

March 2022

Intermediate to advanced

260 pages

9h 20m

English

CRC Press

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Contents
Introduction
1 Design Thinking between Myth and Methodology
Design Thinking and design researchKey propositions of Design ThinkingDesign Thinking as thinking processDesign Thinking is question askingConclusionsReferences
2 Critical Design and Design Thinking vs. critical design and design thinking
IntroductionWhat is C/critical D/design?What is D/design T/thinking?Critical moves, critical path in linkographyCase study: Wang and Habraken's critical pathThoughts about design thinking and design criticality in innovative designReferences
3 Adding Rigor to Advance Design Thinking
What is design thinking?EmpathyDefineIdeatePrototypeTestDesign thinking in organizationsWhat do we mean by UCD?UCD as an evolving set of challengesWhat is the theory and method base of UCD?UCD in actionFraming the comparison in the context of design actsThe study of designReconciling UCD and design thinking approachesConclusionReferences
4 Situated Design Thinking
IntroductionThinking of norms in designThinking of knowing in designThinking of acting in designTowards a framework of situated design thinkingConclusionReferences

5 The Challenge of Designing Meaningful Information
Different methods and perspectivesCommunication: from perceiving information to sharing with othersThe relationship between the interpretation of information and situation awarenessDifferent forms of verbal informationSemiotic pragmatismAn information campaign for a global pandemicThe complexity of using metaphors in informationDesign Thinking and human center designInformation as physical, spatial, and temporalConclusionReferences
6 Gendered Design Thinking So-called Logic of People and Things
Introduction“Doing gender”Sex vs. genderGendered design historyVisual communication and genderForms and normsInteraction normsDesign and gender systemsConclusionReferences
7On Design Dialogues Their Roots, Features, and Usage Ulrika Florin
IntroductionDesign Dialogues—a means for complex designThe design dialogue and its rootsThe characteristics of design dialoguesTangible materialArtefacts in group processesComplex problemsExamples from practiceMulimodal Origami in Vis'manIdeas behind MOWhat MO is—and what it doesPlanting TomorrowsConcluding reflectionsReferencesRecycled Art and Design objects in Planting Tomorrows
8 Design Thinking and Designerly Ways of Knowing in Operational Research Practice
IntroductionDesign thinking in operational researchHerbert Simon and the science of designSoft Operational Research and Problem Structuring (SORPS) and the founders of operational researchSoft Operational Research, Problem Structuring methods and theirSodaAction researchSoft Systems Methodology (SSM)Systems thinkingStrategic Choice Approach (SCA)Management cyberneticsPolicy research designMixed methods in Operational Research—bridging the socio-technicalAnalyticsModellingPartiSimSystem dynamicsMixed methodsMCDM (also called MCDA—Multi Criteria Decision Method/Analysis)ConclusionThe future of design in operational researchReferences
9 Design Thinking and Welfare A Focus on Information Design
IntroductionDesign thinking and information design for welfare technologyWelfare technology in care servicesImplementation of welfare technologyOrientation to welfare technology useMethodsWelfare technology used in the studyNeeds for implementation and orientationEnd-users at homeCaregiversCare managersInformation-design-related lessons learnedImplementation and orientationInformation quality attributesVisualization and use of the lessons learnedConclusionAcknowledgementsReferencesAppendix Datasets and analysisDatasetsData analysis
10 Raising Users' Confidence in their own Technology Literacy as part of the Design Process
IntroductionFeeling of belonging and belief in one's own abilityMethods for user involvement and designUnderstanding the user groupWorkshops and hands-on experienceAspects to consider during the design processArranging focus groups and workshopsCreating a social contextMixing people with different backgroundsTesting the technology togetherIntroducing new technologySupporting the learning processSupporting the learning processDiscussion and conclusionsReferences
11 Lessons Learned A Plea for Curricularizing Design Thinking in Engineering Education
IntroductionBack to the rootsWhy design engineers should become design thinkersCharacteristics of user-centred design engineering practiceCharacteristics of the design thinking way of thinkingCourse of actionDoing design thinkingDesign task and backgroundCourse designThinking design and proving design thinking innovationsOutcome assessmentSummary of key learningsBest practices for carrying out actions and activitiesReflections on the findings and implications for engineering educationLearning objectives in engineering education being successfully targeted by design thinkingClosing remarksReferencesAppendix
Index

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Preface

This book is about different perspectives in design thinking. The contents span a broad spectrum of perspectives in design thinking from design methods, design theory to immediate application of design in various contexts. A key theme in the chapters, is the role of design in various contexts and how it affects individuals and groups. The need of a systematic exploration of the role of design and designers in society are problematized by the authors and how the shape of the design affect peoples’ life and understanding of the environment. Design is much about communication, communication in the design process and communication with the people and the environment. One of the challenges with design research is to systematically evaluate ...

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