tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post4241292250877669017..comments2011-05-15T21:02:02.824+10:00Comments on Sustainability, Design and Enterprise: Design thinking - does it exist?Tom Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491625510477683812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-41115071603221410652011-04-14T16:52:22.885+10:002011-04-14T16:52:22.885+10:00Design Thinking. Two beautiful terms brought toget...Design Thinking. Two beautiful terms brought together. No doubts regarding the Thinking part. But, Design? It is still in process to find its meaning. The real answer of what design means has been evolving for ages. It is changing all the time, with new terms, new ideas, it is so broad and yet, quite specific. It is a living thing! <br />Above all, it is an amazing concept, an amazing idea; it is the ultimate concept for "perfect". One thing is that design is meant (designed) to interact at interdisciplinary levels unlike some others professions. It encompasses so many things such as Science, Art, Engineer, Architecture, Accounting, users, etc, etc, etc. Even food and brain scanning. I personally love this characteristic in designers and what makes it so interesting to be a designer, a Design Thinker!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729151137587596164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-86695028600313449942011-04-13T14:46:33.317+10:002011-04-13T14:46:33.317+10:00I wonder if the brain works differently for design...I wonder if the brain works differently for design thinking? Is it different to the way artists brains work when painting or making sculpture, or the way a mathematicians or physicians might work? We should do a brain scan study! Or maybe we will just find the ego part of the brain is activated during design processes...mrbarnabybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449162179581856660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-70740780216627777982011-04-11T22:21:36.384+10:002011-04-11T22:21:36.384+10:00I appreciate the term ‘Design thinking’. It feels ...I appreciate the term ‘Design thinking’. It feels that something is not well cooked in this pie. It looks good, smells so delicious with all those gourmet ingredients... My mouth is so watery now, but what about if we put some mash potatoes, mash pees, brazed onions and some gravy on top? And we could even finish-up with Worcestershire (Lea & Perrins) sauce and a bit of black pepper… eating casually by the water, that could be special!!Eduardo De Macedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999421517779836145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-24068428887188321822011-04-09T09:39:32.905+10:002011-04-09T09:39:32.905+10:00Interesting. 'Practical thinking' capture...Interesting. 'Practical thinking' captures the applied aspect, but not the dreamy, visionary, impulsive, intuitive, or willful attributes of creative design. I have been roused to at least make a start at amending the wikipedia entry but it is still very poor - a deletion may be better, though fixing it is more challenging and productive.Tom Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491625510477683812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-43161859306813910952011-04-08T21:54:09.347+10:002011-04-08T21:54:09.347+10:00Ever since learning the ideals of 'design thin...Ever since learning the ideals of 'design thinking', in the simplest term, I consider it as 'practical thinking'. Being able to understand that problem then coming up with a process to solve it. In a way, calling it 'design thinking' is just a fancy way of putting it. The key word is indeed "creative collaboration"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-14843024992664603902011-04-07T17:35:18.543+10:002011-04-07T17:35:18.543+10:00Yeah - A good observation Tom. Fancy - 7 steps to ...Yeah - A good observation Tom. Fancy - 7 steps to thinking outside the box! Hilarious.<br />Can you please do a post on "creative collaboration"?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523885948944735421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-73799483543369827852011-04-07T16:55:35.041+10:002011-04-07T16:55:35.041+10:00So.. Wikipedia equates design thinking with creati...So.. Wikipedia equates design thinking with creative problem solving and 'thinking outside the box', and somehow the opposite of analytical thinking, but it then sets out a prescriptive 7 step design thinking process - do you really have to get to step 7 before you are allowed to learn?!? Wikipedia throws in a mention of 'cognition' for good measure. I'm unconvinced: I think the entry must have been by a theorist.Tom Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491625510477683812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244644388659496.post-84761085397054567382011-04-07T13:08:02.425+10:002011-04-07T13:08:02.425+10:00Thanks for the post Tom!
I'm embarrassed to tu...Thanks for the post Tom!<br />I'm embarrassed to turn to Wikipedia AGAIN to learn something. Quote: "Unlike analytical thinking, design thinking is a creative process based around the "building up" of ideas." {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_thinking} <br />The Wikipedia entry goes on to describe design thinking as an alternative to analytical thinking. Design thinking accommodates failure as a matter of course and is based on an iterative and participatory process. Implied here in my view is that design thinking might exist as a technique used by people outside the realm of what we consider traditional designers.<br />The design thinking process is lot like I'd imagine a creative collaboration to feel like! At this point in time there is no Wikipedia entry for the design buzz term "creative collaboration". Not for long!<br />Adam.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523885948944735421noreply@blogger.com