Just a short note to thank the several of you on this list (among others)
who have commented on my "Rethinking Design Thinking" article.
Thanks, Elizabeth, for the pointer to Lucy's article entitled, hmm,
"Rethinking Design Thinking," an article i am sorry to say, I had not known
about. It certainly would have been helpful to me had I read it before i
wrote my own article.
And thanks, Erik, for your comments. You say "I have one problem with
Norman's new position though." Really? Only one? Hell, I can list several
other problems that I have (and I suspect you do too.)
I agree with your critique. In writing my piece I hesitated a lot before
trying to describe what I thought design thinking was because not only did
my brief introduction leave out a lot that I thought to be critical, but i
also knew that many good design thinkers would not agree with my
overly-specific definition (and that i would probably agree with their
disagreement). I was also concerned that my quotation from Moggridge
would cause some to believe I was an IDEO partisan who did not admit to any
other possible approach to design. Not true: I quoted Bill because I
thought the quote appropriate, and also as a small tribute to his
contributions to the practice. Still, in the end, i thought that the
diverse readership would require some definition.
I also agree that design thinking is really a framework or point of view
that inspires critical analysis of the problem and its possible solutions.
On a side note, I have long struggled to understand the roles that
thinking, knowing, representing (via words, sketches, and models), and
doing have on the creative process. I'm contemplating a short essay for
this list on drawing and sketching, one that does not propose answers but
rather lists some of the questions that need answering. Drawing is a much
under-appreciateds tool for thought. Or perhaps, drawing is a mode of
thought.
Don
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