Empathize and Define
Design thinking process
According to VanGenderen (2014), design thinking is processes one can use in order to come up with a solution to a problem through exploring new alternatives that did not exist before. It involves direct observation and qualitative data. In fact, world problems are simple and manageable once one uses design thinking. Design thinking consists of five steps which are; empathize, define, Ideate, prototype and test.
• Empathize is a design thinking process by which someone understand people who are involved in the challenge. It involves analyzing why and how people do things, their emotional and physical needs and the meaning of world to them. Empathize is an important process because it is through someone get a clue on what people need, feel and think. All of these help to reach to an innovative solution. Good design based on values and beliefs of people who are concerned with the problem. They are different way one can empathize which are observation, engage, watch and listen. Observation involves looking on people’s behaviors. Engage is more about discussion with someone who is concerned with the problem. It involves preparing question so as to guide the discussion (Plattner, n.d).
• Define: after the process of empathize, the next step is to process all information
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Because Kepler is a community which is composed by people from different countries, mostly Americans and Rwandans, when they are in meeting they meet language barrier problem. The communication problem is due to the fact that employers have a difficult accent and employees have poor English language background. So when they are in meetings, it becomes hard to communicate to each other. Due to this fact, there is a waste of time as one might need to repeat words and sentences. In addition, some time people might leave the meeting with incomplete
Lawson, Bryan. How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified. 4th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2006.
As a student of Creative Media Practice, I have come to appreciate the concept of practice as research, people set about research for a diversity of reasons, but the major goals for academics is to address a problem, find things out or establish new heights. According to Robin Nelson in his book, Practice as Research in the Arts: “The term ‘Arts Practice as Research’ would probably not have been coined had artists not gotten involved with modern higher education systems in respect to programmes of learning” (2013: 3). Creative writing has been a source of exploration for me but during this project, I struggled with what constituted as knowledge in creative writing research. Nelson also writes: “Artists engaging in inquiry
In the essay “Thought” by Louis H. Sullivan, he states that people don’t always need words just to communicate. There are several ways that individuals are able to communicate without words, they can express themselves by gestures and facial features, like explaining themselves to others. Sullivan believes that both thinking and creative thinking are better without words and that the minds is always working; therefore, it does not have time to place words together. In order to think clearly they must use other means of pondering; although, the mind works quickly it will take a long time to write what they are thinking because the mind continues without stopping. When individuals are reading they are not think their own thought exactly but what
The development of design in the trend of globalization is urging designer performing their works in the more standard and professional processes, but the variety of inspirations in the design world still playing their crucial roles. The globalization of design has created a more complicated situation for both domestic and international designer. The application of international design thinking also could help designer to trim their design method and design thinking to approach the more intricate market, to conquer the gaps of different cognizes that effected by different cultures or even the human nature.
Lawson, Bryan. How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified. NY: Architectural Press, 1980, 2007. Massachusetts: NECSI Knowledge Press, 2004.
Design thinking is a process for practical, creative resolution of problems or issues that looks for an improved future result. It is the essential ability to combine empathy, creativity and rationality to meet user needs and drive business success. Unlike analytical thinking, design thinking is a creative process based around the building up of ideas. There are no judgments early on the design thinking (Simon, 1969, p. 55). Design thinking includes imagination and reason, a combination of convergent and divergent thought, and creativity. Design thinking might be thought of as dialectic, or conversation. It involves design wisdom, judgment, and knowledge. Lastly, design thinking is skill (Hegeman, 2008).
‘Design thinking’ stands for Design-Specific Cognitive activities that many designers apply during the process of their designing and outline of designing, this is what design thinking stands for and compromises of many factors. For example, design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system which includes: within architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams and sewing patterns to name a few. Some examples of these design principles include Applied arts, Architecture, Benchmarking design, Communication design, Engineering design, Fashion design, Game design, Graphic design, Information Architecture, Industrial design, Instructional design, Interaction design, Interior design, Landscape architecture, Lighting design, Military Design , Multimedia design, Product design, Process design, Service design, Software design, Sound design, Transition Design, Urban design, Visual design and Web Design. Throughout this essay I will firstly be discussing the meaning and different aspects of social change, followed by influencing social change through design then the influence of social change on design and lastly I will be concluding this essay with my final answer to the question.
In this assignment the practitioner is going to plan and prepare two experiences in which they will implement and evaluate after each of the lesson. These two experiences will be based on current theory, it will be in a form of an appendix to illustrate the two experiences as well as to promote children’s and young people’s thinking skills, creativity and problem solving. Many researchers such as Wilson (2000 cited in Macleod-Brudenell and Kay, 2008, p.323) have suggested that thinking skills are ways in which a child or young person is looking at the problem. To which we use thinking as a way of processing what we as individual know as well as remembering and perceiving. As for the skills this is the way in which we act by collecting and sorting information to help make decisions and reflect after wards (Macleod-Brudenell and Kay, 2008, p.323). This will include the practitioner to use effective approaches as well as evaluate tools, resources which can help to stimulate children and young people learning as well as supporting children development. The term for creativity has been define as being the use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness (Oxford Dictionary 2013). The definition of the term problem solving has been described as the process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues (Oxford Dictionary 2013).
In the analysis phase, the designer will determine and define the instructional problem to be solved and
Taylor, J. and Ortega, D. The Application of Goldratt's Thinking Processes to problem Solving. Allied Academic international Conference. Las Vegas. 2003
Knowledge is generated through critical and creative thinking. Creative thinking is something new or original that is created with value. Critical thinking is a type of thinking that questions assumptions and validates or invalidates a current belief or something that is said to be previously true. Knowledge is created through the culmination of generally accepted assumptions and creativity. How do you separate general assumptions and creativity? These two types of thinking can be easily separated in regards to concrete or realistic ideas compared to abstract or original ideas however to generate new, acceptable knowledge critical and creative thinking must interact together. The questioning of established beliefs with the creation of unorthodox new ideas will expose the most beneficial knowledge for the world.
2) Empathy: it can be tough, but developed by practice. Empathy builds trust with client, so that client can express themselves freely. Empathy shown by both way verbally and nonverbally. It is primary response of communication.
Critical thinking a strong and powerful way to use the brain, it is used by millions everyday some without knowledge that they are even using it. Critical thinking according to Diane Halpern as " The use of those cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome...thinking that is purposeful, reasoned and goal directed - the kind of thinking involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making decisions when the thinker is using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task. Critical thinking is sometimes called directed thinking because it focuses on a desired outcome." Halpern (1996).
For the past few years, design thinking has made its breakthrough on education, business, and design fields. Design thinking is basically a new interactive process of thinking, or problem-solving method for the resolution of problems. Which differs from traditional design approaches in specific ways. It involves more creative and user-centered design approach.
In the beginning lectures, I had no idea that brainstorming and conceptualizing an idea was part of an elaborate process to generate good product ideas. Great inspiration and a creative idea require deep thinking. I have learned that opportunity identification involves looking into the problems first rather than diving headfirst into the solution. Identifying and analyzing customer’s needs, market size, sustainability and scalability allows easy identification of low and high potential concepts. As stated in the article by Tim Brown (Brown, 2008), human-centric approach of innovation should be part of the design process as it gives insights into the life of an everyday person.