Abstract Design thinking is an emerging concept gaining much traction in practice and more
recently in academic debate. While prior work has examined the characteristics and …

Involvement of users in the design process is generally viewed favourably, both within
academia and industry. Their involvement can be seen as a strategy for designers to clarify …

Abstract Design thinking is a collaborative and human centred approach to solving
problems. Over the past decade design thinking has evolved considerably, particularly with …

As awareness of the designed experience increases, so does the desire to apply the
process of design thinking to a wider range of scenarios. There is an assumption that by …

Current demographic trends such as increasing ethnic diversity and the ageing population
indicate the importance for designers to appreciate and assess a wide variety of human …

This paper started as a critical assessment of different practices of Design Participation, as
first defined in the 1971 Design Participation Conference in Manchester (UK) organised by …

5.5 Conclusions and Future Work This paper has described the initial results of a literature
survey on the design process and designers' work practices, considering practical …

Design Thinking has become increasingly popular across different disciplines. However,
what it exactly entails is becoming more and more vague, leading to the term being used for …

This thesis describes a project investigating conceptions of design in the community of
design stakeholders. A'democratization of design'is identified, in terms of a widened mode of …

Direct contact with users can provide a valuable resource for designers, who often design
products for use outside their own experience. Design research is currently being …