Design Thinking

Design Thinking

1. Hasso-Plattner Institute of Design = five Stages

   • Empathise
     • consult with others to gain understanding of the problem
     • Try to experience it yourself
     • Try to set aside own preconcieved notions of topic
   • Define
     • Look at all the information gathered to try to figure out the heart of the problem
       • try to keep final definition with people in mind
     • end stage highlights necessary facets that will be part of the solution
     • Start to brainstorm questions to help generate ideas for solution
   • Ideate
     • Generate ideas for solution
   • Protype
     • Make scaled-down models of possible solutions
       • Experiment to find best solution
         • Test for applicability
     • Helps to understand constraints/problems/user interaction with product
   • Iterative not linear not necessarily sequential
   • Test
   • Dam, R., & Siang, T. (2018, February 1). 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process. Retrieved February 08, 2018, from https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process

2. shifts focus to current human behavior instead of guessing at future needs

3. prototype with good enough and bring to real people to test

4. Brown, T. (2015, August 28). Design Thinking. Retrieved February 08, 2018, from https://hbr.org/2008/06/design-thinking

5. Classroom Uses

   • Take real product and try to design campaign to sell product
   • Design Thinking in the Classroom: Free Inspiration from the Ad Award Winners. (2013, August 5). Retrieved February 08, 2018, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/design-thinking-free-inspiration-ashley-nahornick

6. Differ from computational thinking by the use of computers

   • Not necessary for Design thinking
   • S. L. Martinez & G. Stager . Thinking about thinking. Invent to learn: making, tinkering, and engineering in the classroom (pp. 43-56). Torrance, CA: Constructing Modern Knowledge Press.