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On Jun 23, 2013, at 8:24 PM, Ken Friedman wrote: > The most important specific point occurs in the first paragraph of the abstract. The paper opens with the statement that there is no previous work and no theoretical definitions for subconscious processes in purposeful thought or design thinking. > > “Significant subconscious processes in purposeful thought and design thinking and their systematic relationships have not been theoretically defined. As a consequence, there is no basis for scientific discrimination or practical assessment of hidden thinking where goals are broader than identifying and locating such events.” > > This doesn’t seem right. The broad area of this inquiry has been covered in the literature since the 1890s. It would be helpful if you could clarify what aspect of this has not been subject to previous work. Thanks Ken. Very helpful and glibly informative. The opening statement will now read: "Significant subconscious processes in purposeful thought have not been defined in a practically useful theory that could be readily learned and applied by individuals, collaborating groups, or organizations and that could serve as a scaffolding for organizing, analyzing, synthesizing and applying prior research regarding purposeful thought and design thinking in many fields. The purpose of this paper is to suggest definitions that fit A Model of Design Thinking as a basis for evaluating the validity of the theory and its potential to afford such a scaffolding" For all other questions please refer to Ken Friedman who has compiled exhaustive knowledge of the subjects involved gained through Google lists and other sources he has researched and determined to be scientifically valid and practically useful. Ken clearly could, if he chose, identify a practical theory and scaffolding that is fully supported by research and tested in practice. As ever, Chuck ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------