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A Short Theory of Failure
Authors: Julia von Thienen, Christoph Meinel, Giovanni Corazza Abstract: Failures are a key concept in design thinking. They are discussed as a resource for learning, whereas fear of failure would be a major block to creative activity. We attempt to clarify the term by reconstructing “failures” as “inconclusive outcomes” in the Dynamic Creativity Framework. This…
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A Design Thinking Process to Tackle Individual Life Problems
Authors: Julia von Thienen, Christoph Meinel Abstract: The design thinking community has at its disposal a rich pool of teaching material to help students master the process of creative problem solving. We re-designed some of this material for use in a new context: behaviour psychotherapy. Here, patients need to master the process of creative problem…
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Success-Failure Analysis
Authors: Julia von Thienen, Anja Perlich, Christoph Meinel, Giovanni Corazza Abstract: Drawing on the Dynamic Creativity Framework and Failure Theory, this paper explores what it means to advance domain knowledge with creative ambitions. Failures are analysed as an extraordinary resource in the search for radical innovation. Success-Failure Analysis is suggested as a methodological approach to…
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Let’s Bring Home Even More Benefits from Design Thinking
Authors: Julia von Thienen, Christoph Meine Abstract: Design thinking research has provided two good reasons for a revision of the design thinking process model. (a) Prototyping is now considered an important means for facilitating communication in all stages of the design thinking process. Therefore, the “prototyping sign” in current process models is misleading. It seems…
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Building on a Stages of Change
Authors: Julia von Thienen, Christoph Meinel Abstract: Design Thinking is an approach to creating human-centered product or service innovations, based on a model of problem solving. Regularly, design thinking projects yield exciting visions for a better future. However, up to the present they often fail to impact the world at a larger-scale. In design thinking…
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Bring Home Methods Additions to the Bootcamp Bootleg
Authors: Julia von Thienen, Hanadi Traifeh, Christoph Meinel, Antje Schubotz, Maximilian Diez, Simon Krogmann, Ahmad Bourazan, Anne Radunski, Arne Boockmeyer, Ramin Gharib Abstract: For years, the Bootcamp Bootleg (d.school, 2010) has been a valuable toolkit to facilitate design thinking practice. The booklet shares methods for five process phases, or modes, in creative work. Teams are…
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