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Manifesto: Design Thinking Becomes Foundational

In: Design Thinking Research

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  • Larry Leifer

    (Stanford University)

  • Christoph Meinel

    (Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering)

Abstract

With the integration of design thinking into engineering education, a missing link has been created between the science-focused, context-independent part of engineering and the human society focused, context-dependent aspect. The latter area has long been neglected, partly due to the uncertainty that comes with the unpredictability of human behavior. However, years of design thinking research have improved our understanding of the method’s underlying principles. As a result, there has been a breakdown in the skepticism toward design. We can now instrument and quantify design behavior, measure its impact, validate engineering work, and continuously advance our knowledge of design thinking and ourselves. In this paper, we argue that design is ready to become a foundational science for engineering, alongside scientific fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology.

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  • Larry Leifer & Christoph Meinel, 2016. "Manifesto: Design Thinking Becomes Foundational," Understanding Innovation, in: Hasso Plattner & Christoph Meinel & Larry Leifer (ed.), Design Thinking Research, pages 1-4, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:undchp:978-3-319-19641-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19641-1_1
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