Design thinking is spreading extremely rapidly among organizations in terms of interest and
practices. Far from being linked to the “form” of products, design thinking is accepted as a …

This paper takes a critical look at the design thinking discourse, one that has different
meanings depending on its context. Within the managerial realm, design thinking has been …

Scholars and practitioners acknowledge the role of design, and specifically design thinking,
as a driver of innovation and change. Design thinking is gaining attention in the business …

Design Thinking (DT) is advocated as a user‐centred approach to innovation, based on the
way designers think and work. Despite being increasingly promoted as an approach to …

Design Thinking as an Enabler of Innovation: Exploring the Concept and Its Relation to
Building Innovation Capabilities Abstract This thesis deals with the concept of Design …

Purpose Design thinking has become an omnipresent process to foster innovativeness in
various fields. Due to its popularity in both practice and theory, the number of publications …

Design thinking has been adopted widely as a tool for innovation by companies and other
organizations. However, statements by researchers and practitioners about what design …

The concept of design thinking (DT) has emerged in management debates as promising
innovation inspired by the way designers work. Despite the growing interest in DT, it is a …

Overview: In their quest to become more innovative, many firms try out new innovation
approaches that are brought in from the outside. Design thinking has been one of these …

The importance of design as a source of value creation has been studied for decades. In the
late 90s, however, a specific approach in the practice of design achieved a rapid diffusion …