Professor Ranjan/Don/Terry/Soo
Thank you for the prompt replies.
Professor Ranjan
I look forward to seeing the case studies on the web site in support of your comments
Terry
Systems thinking is a new one on me and thanks for the lead.
Don
You need to pack so just a brief reply..... I accept that the ability to design can be seen as a generic human capability but, the big question is, whether or not trained/experienced designers are more capable at employing design thinking as an approach to problem solving. They're certainly more capable at visualising thoughts through images which appears to make a significant contribution to effective design thinking. I'd also argue that experienced designers have their brains wired in a certain way that maximises the way they operate as 'design thinkers'. But I'm a designer and design educator so I guess I would say that.
Soo
"Is design thinking a certain thinking, so that when one has it, one is then a designer". That's a great question, but I didn't spend 6 years at design school for a sociologist or historian to come along and call themselves a designer.
Thanks
Mark Evans
Designer/designeur
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Subject: Re: Design Thinking Unique to Design?
David
Thank you for your post for which I have been awaiting responses to some of the questions with great anticipation. Despite this being a hot topic on the List, I have been disappointed that you have not received any replies to any of your questions.
I am afraid that I cannot answer your questions as, on a personal level, ’the jury is out’ as to what design thinking is and how it impacts on education and practice (design and/or beyond). In fact, to help me get my head around the issue I have had to recruit a PhD student and would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the List (academics and practitioners) who have been very gracious in responding to his requests for interviews. The responses collated to date indicate both consensus and conflict.
By replying to your post, I hope to rekindle your questions which I have slightly re-phrased and those marked with an asterisk being of particular interest to myself:
1. How do you develop capability in design thinking?
2. How do you know when someone does or does not have capability as a design thinker?
3. Is design thinking a purely innate and intuitive capacity that you have or do not have?*
4. Is design thinking something that can be taught, developed and even assessed?
5. Can we legitimately say it is unique to the field and can we prove it by being able to specify and isolate what it is as
well as being able to articulate a specific pedagogical approach for its development?*
Thanks
Dr Mark Evans
Reader in Industrial Design
Design Practice Research Group Leader
Loughborough Design School
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