Chuck:
This topic is cold on the list, and badly named for what it became, but we all seem to be too busy to do more.
Thanks for the Kosslyn book recommendation. I've NOT read this one, but just got it through our library so I can. Kosslyn's The Case for Mental Imagery (2009) is more recent and also excellent.
You mentioned being careful to connect perception to cognition, etc.:
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perception and fail to adequately consider how it interacts with cognition, language, and design thinking itself
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I wholly agree with attending to the many interactions! The brain has regions but they are connected! One source I'm familiar with that discusses the relation of visual to verbal processing is Richard Mayer's book Multimedia Learning. It also has the benefit of being easy to read for those outside the domain.
Of note, it was probably not widely reported outside the USA, but President Obama a few months ago made a commitment to advancing brain research, calling it something like the next frontier in human knowledge. Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, has established a brain research institute. Designers definitely need to stay 'connected' to this domain as knowledge grows.
Going out on the limb a bit, I think that design thinking is particularly exhibited in, and empowered by, visual thinking. I can't prove that. But I think heavy reliance on the visual (massive processing power) is a, or the, key distinctive of design thinking. Maybe that comment will stir up this topic and get it a new name.
Anyway, thanks for the book and thoughts on connectivity.
Mike
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