Abstract
In this article, we analyse the concept of design thinking with its process, the team structure, the work environment, the specific culture, and certain brainstorming rules and techniques. The goal of this work is to understand how the creative mechanisms of design thinking work and how they might be improved. For this purpose, we refer to the idea of creativity as an evolutionary process, which is determined by generation (i.e., recombination and mutation), selection, and retention of ideas. We evaluate the design thinking process in terms of its capabilities to activate these mechanisms, and we propose possible improvements. This paper contributes to a better understanding of creative design processes in general and the design thinking process in particular, and will serve as a foundation for further research about creative mechanisms.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | DESIRE '11 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Procedings of the Second Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design |
| Editors | J.B. Martens, P. Markopoulos, C.J. Hooper |
| Place of Publication | Eindhoven |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Pages | 137–147 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-0754-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 Oct 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2nd Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design, DESIRE 2011 - Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 19 Oct 2011 → 21 Oct 2011 Conference number: 2 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design, DESIRE 2011 |
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| Abbreviated title | DESIRE |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Eindhoven |
| Period | 19/10/11 → 21/10/11 |