OVERVIEW:
You are asked to submit a brief draft of the definition of design thinking. The focus here is to bring together the theoretical knowledge you have gained through lectures and your own research.
The purpose is to prompt you to engage with design thinking literature, which not only defines the concept but also offers its historical development and notes the key influencers. The appendix of this submission should include particular reference to the lecture material as well as any relevant, substantive readings that you have identified.
Section 1: Definition of Design Thinking:
Choose a definition of design thinking that has been written by a design ‘expert’. This can be a simple one or two sentence comment or a longer text that includes a broad explanation of the idea. Then, write a short paragraph explaining your understanding of the term ‘design thinking’, based on your research and the module content (including the recommended readings).
Section 2: Design Thinking Literature
This section requires you to demonstrate your knowledge of and engagement with Design Thinking Literature.
Do this by writing a summary of your reading on the subject – this may be comparative between two or more sources or a synopsis of a substantive, relevant source.
Section 3: Historical developments of design thinking
This section asks you to provide evidence of your knowledge and engagement of the development of design thinking as an approach to issues in design.
Summarise the development of design thinking as an approach to issues in design. Also include a short section here that characterises the contribution to current understanding of the term made by one or more key influencers.
Section 4: Appendix
You should include;
1) a short summary of 100 – 150 words of a key reading that contributed to your understanding of …design thinking and,
2) a short summary of 100 – 150 words of how the lecture material contributed to your …understanding of design thinking
Literature
MARTIN, R
2009
The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage
Harvard Business Press
BROWN, T. (2009) Change by design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. Harper Business
LOCKWOOD, T. (2009) Design Thinking: Integrated Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value. Allworth Press
Brown, Tim (2009) Tim Brown urges designers to think big. (URL: https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_urges_designers_to_think_big.html)
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