Research handbook on design thinking / edited by Karla Straker (senior lecturer of Design, School of Architecture) and Cara Wrigley (Professor of Design, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and IT, The University of Queensland, Australia).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Straker, Karla, editor.

Wrigley, Cara, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks in business and management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking--Research.

Thought and thinking.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This Research Handbook includes carefully chosen contributions to provide a well-rounded perspective on design thinking. Encouraging debate and development for future research in design conceptualisation, this forward-thinking Handbook raises crucial questions about what design thinking is and what it could be. With thirty-six expert contributors representing a wide range of disciplines, this Research Handbook contains seventeen chapters structured into three thematic parts to explore the people, processes, and practices of design thinking. Method case studies demonstrate how design thinking has been implemented across different disciplines and contexts. Challenging current design methodologies, chapters move beyond outcome-focused perspectives to examine the diverse range of processes employed for design research. While each chapter provides a novel perspective on design practice, read as an entire work, it continuously challenges the reader to reposition their perspectives. The Handbook unpacks the creative process by isolating each stage and examining them in detail, tracing success through empirical evidence back to design origins. The Research Handbook on Design Thinking provides an overview of the field's history, theoretical approaches, key concepts, perspectives, and methods. It is well-suited to academics and practitioners interested in the development of design thinking theory and the different perspectives traversing theory through to practice globally"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the research handbook on design thinking / Karla Straker and Cara Wrigley

Part I.perspectives on designers

1. A design thinker's mind: Insights on the neurocognitive processes of ideation / John Gero and Julie Milovanovic

2. Design facilitation practice: An integrated framework / Genevieve Mosely and Lina Markauskaite

3. Who gets to wear the black turtleneck? Questioning the profession of design thinking / Sally Cloke, Mark Roxburgh and Benjamin Matthews

4. Method case study - making design thinking tactile: Unlocking meaning and experiences with tactile tools and generative prototypes / Rowan Page and Leah Heiss

Part II. Perspectives on design thinking as a process

5. The agile landscape of design thinking / Katja Thoring and Roland M. Mueller

6. Bridging the academia-industry gap through design thinking: Research innovation sprints / Ivano Bongiovanni, Peter Townson and Marek Kowalkiewicz

7. Design4health: Developing design thinking bootcamps in the middle east / Carlos Montana and Thomas Boillat

8. Design thinking to improve student mental well-being / Jane E. Machin

9. From gas to green: Designing a social contagion strategy for the energy transition in rotterdam, the Netherlands / Jesal Shah, Rebecca Anne Price and Jotte de Koning

10. Method case study - a design thinking toolkit for framing market conditions / Ilya Fridman, Robbie Napper, Amrik S. Sohal and Sairah Hussain

Part III. Perspectives on design thinking as a practice

11. The fragility of design thinking: Applying symbolic interactionism to promote shared meaning / Jan Jervis and Jeffrey E. Brand

12. Dealing with the difficulties of policy formulation in policy design: The merits and demerits of the application of design thinking to the policy realm / Michael Howlett

13. The weakest link: The importance of problem framing in design thinking / Martin Meinel, Tobias T. Eismann, Sebastian K. Fixson and Kai-Ingo Voigt

14. Factor structure, validity, and reliability of an instrument for assessing design thinking / Elena Novak and Ilker Soyturk

15. Using action research to facilitate and teach design thinking in graduate management education / Judy Matthews

16. Method case study - the transmedia journalism design thinking toolkit / Dilek Gürsoy

17. Conclusion - beyond normal design thinking: Reflections on the evolution of a paradigm and ideas for the new incommensurable / Philip Ely

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781802203134 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.