Kees is a Dutch design researcher and design “thinker.” He is involved in research in Holland and Australia. He just wrote a fantastic book with Bryan Lawson called Design Expertise, well worth a look.
Although it would be a good idea to read his paper to understand his intent, I will try to put it briefly; the title is “DESIGN THINKING AT LARGE.” He talks about design thinking gaining popularity outside of the core design professions. That design thinking has become a buzzword in the business world. He speaks of finding “design thinking” as an exciting new paradigm for dealing with problems in sectors as far afield as education, IT and medicine. He goes on to say that examples of this is, through framing, integration, solution focus and the ability to create a context for forethought. In his presentation, he proposed a framework that could serve as the backbone of a new, much more detailed articulation of design thinking for innovation.
Kees talks of multi-framed projects in terms of:
What does design thinking bring – framing, integration, future focus, and forethought.
It connects design thinking to other ways of thinking.
“reframing”
Students need to free up their way of thinking about design. Educators need to be teaching design thinking.
To free up design thinking
New rules
New depth
New scale
New content
Explore futures
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