DESIGN THINKING –R23 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

THINKING & DT TOOL

 CONTENT
❖INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN THINKING
❖DESIGN THINKING ACTION PHASES
❖WELLO: ROLLING WATER CASE STUDY
❖DESIGN THINKING TOOLS
DESIGN THINKING
Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that
draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the
possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success
WHY DO WE NEED DESIGN
THINKING?
1 — For companies to innovate
2 — For society to solve human problems
3 — For individuals to compete
7 CHARACTERISTICS THAT DEFINE
DESIGN THINKING
1 — Anyone can use design thinking.
2 — It is fun.
3 — It involves methods that enable empathy with people.
4 — It seeks to define the problem as actively as finding the solution.
5 — It ideates and explores solutions.
6 — It is collaborative and involves iterative prototyping.
7 — It solves problems of many different types.
TOOLS AND RESOURCES REQUIRED
FOR DESIGN THINKING
___ Good collaborative space ___ Cardboard
___ Paper ___ Whiteboard / Wall / Pin board
___ Writing tools ___ Cards
___ Cutting and sticking tools ___ Materials for prototyping
___ Camera /Images ___ Frameworks
___ Sketchbook
___ Post-its
HOW IS DESIGN THINKING
COMPARED TO OTHER WAYS OF
THINKING
DESIGN THINKING—ACTION PLAN
& 5 ACTION PHASES
5 CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION
PLAN
1 — It is not just a brainstorming session or a “one-day” process.

2 — It is an iterative process.

3 — It contains phases of both divergent and convergent thinking.

4 — It requires everyone to collaborate and go through the process together.

5 — There are deliverables at every phase.

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