Design thinking: What just happened?
Nigel Cross
Abstract
• Analysis of the rapid growth in use and change of meaning of design thinking over the last decade or so. • Discussion of criticisms of the business-oriented meaning of design thinking. • Clarification of the two different meanings of design thinking. • Suggestion of the emergence of a new interpretation of design thinking.
Topics & Concepts
Meaning (existential)Design thinkingInterpretation (philosophy)EpistemologyPsychologySociologyComputer sciencePhilosophyHuman–computer interactionProgramming languageDesign Education and PracticeCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceProduct Development and Customization