Transcription of Design Thinking vs. Systems Thinking for Engineering ...
{{id}} {{{paragraph}}}
ICED17 MANUSCRIPT FOR 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Engineering Design 21-25 AUGUST 2017, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER, CANADA Design Thinking vs. Systems Thinking for Engineering Design : What s the Difference? Melissa T. Greene1 Richard Gonzalez1 Panos Y. Papalambros1 Anna-Maria McGowan2 Abstract: Design Thinking (DT) and Engineering Systems Thinking (EST) are two complementary approaches to understanding cognition, organization, and other non-technical factors that influence the Design and performance of Engineering Systems . Until relatively recently, these two concepts have been explored in isolation from one another; Design Thinking methods have been applied to industrial Design and product development, while Engineering Systems Thinking is used in professional Systems Engineering practice and large-scale, complex Systems Design . This work seeks to explore the relationship between these two concepts, comparing their historical development, values, applications, and methods.
thinking process itself is human-centred, offering methods for inspiration, ideation, and learning to designers (Brown, 2009). Design thinking has been described as a "high order intellectual activity" that "requires practice and is learnable" (Plattner et al., 2011). This description is supported by findings in cognitive psychology.
Domain:
Source:
Link to this page:
Please notify us if you found a problem with this document:
{{id}} {{{paragraph}}}