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How Design Thinking Tools Help To Solve Wicked Problems

In: Design Thinking Research

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  • Julia Thienen

    (Hasso-Plattner-Institut an der Universität Potsdam)

  • Christoph Meinel

    (Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering)

  • Claudia Nicolai

    (School of Design Thinking)

Abstract

If design thinking is a means to solve problems – what problems is it good for? Obviously, it is not made to help physicists compute precise mathematical solutions. Neither does it help the industry to make their standard products a little faster, smaller or shinier than before.

Suggested Citation

  • Julia Thienen & Christoph Meinel & Claudia Nicolai, 2014. "How Design Thinking Tools Help To Solve Wicked Problems," Understanding Innovation, in: Larry Leifer & Hasso Plattner & Christoph Meinel (ed.), Design Thinking Research, edition 127, pages 97-102, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:undchp:978-3-319-01303-9_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01303-9_7
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    1. Xinya You, 2022. "Applying design thinking for business model innovation," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-25, December.
    2. Kalim U. Shah & Keron Niles & Saleem H. Ali & Dinesh Surroop & Doorgeshwaree Jaggeshar, 2019. "Plastics Waste Metabolism in a Petro-Island State: Towards Solving a “Wicked Problem” in Trinidad and Tobago," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-19, November.
    3. Zerfaß, Ansgar & Stieglitz, Stefan & Clausen, Sünje & Ziegele, Daniel & Berger, Karen, 2023. "Communications Trend Radar 2023. State revival, scarcity management, unimagination, augmented workflows & parallel worlds," Communication Insights 17, Academic Society for Management & Communication – An initiative of the Günter Thiele Foundation, Leipzig.

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