Research Handbook on Design Thinking
Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2023), xiii, 327 pp.
Contains index
Series: Research Handbooks in Business and Management
ISBN 978-1-80220-313-4 (e-book); 978-1-80220-312-7 (print)
"With thirty-six expert contributors representing a wide range of disciplines, this Research Handbook contains seventeen chapters structured into three thematic parts to explore the people, processes, and practices of design thinking. Method case studies demonstrate how design thinking has been implemented across different disciplines and contexts. Challenging current design methodologies, chapters move beyond outcome-focused perspectives to examine the diverse range of processes employed for design research. While each chapter provides a novel perspective on design practice, read as an entire work, it continuously challenges the reader to reposition their perspectives. The Handbook unpacks the creative process by isolating each stage and examining them in detail, tracing success through empirical evidence back to design origins. The Research Handbook on Design Thinking provides an overview of the field's history, theoretical approaches, key concepts, perspectives, and methods." (Publisher description)
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGNERS
1 A design thinker’s mind: insights on the neurocognitive processes of ideation / John Gero and Julie Milovanovic, 7
2 Design facilitation practice: an integrated framework / Genevieve Mosely and Lina Markauskaite, 25
3 Who gets to wear the black turtleneck? Questioning the profession of design thinking / Sally Cloke, Mark Roxburgh and Benjamin Matthews, 45
4 Method case study – Making design thinking tactile: unlocking meaning and experiences with tactile tools and generative prototypes / Rowan Page and Leah Heiss, 70
PART II: PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN THINKING AS A PROCESS
5 The agile landscape of design thinking / Katja Thoring and Roland M. Mueller, 80
6 Bridging the academia–industry gap through design thinking: research innovation sprints / Ivano Bongiovanni, Peter Townson and Marek Kowalkiewicz, 102
7 Design4Health: developing design thinking bootcamps in the Middle East / Carlos Montana and Thomas Boillat, 127
8 Design thinking to improve student mental well-being / Jane E. Machin, 142
9 From gas to green: designing a social contagion strategy for the energy transition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands / Jesal Shah, Rebecca Anne Price and Jotte de Koning, 164
10 Method case study – A design thinking toolkit for framing market conditions / Ilya Fridman, Robbie Napper, Amrik S. Sohal and Sairah Hussain, 190
PART III PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN THINKING AS A PRACTICE
11 The fragility of design thinking: applying symbolic interactionism to promote shared meaning / Jan Jervis and Jeffrey E. Brand, 201
12 Dealing with the difficulties of policy formulation in policy design: the merits and demerits of the application of design thinking to the policy realm / Michael Howlett, 220
13 The weakest link: the importance of problem framing in design thinking / Martin Meinel, Tobias T. Eismann, Sebastian K. Fixson and Kai-Ingo Voigt, 232
14 Factor structure, validity, and reliability of an instrument for assessing design thinking / Elena Novak and Ilker Soyturk, 246
15 Using action research to facilitate and teach design thinking in graduate management education / Judy Matthews, 265
16 Method case study – The transmedia journalism design thinking toolkit / Dilek Gürsoy, 281
17 Conclusion—Beyond normal design thinking: reflections on the evolution of a paradigm and ideas for the new incommensurable / Philip Ely, 294
1 A design thinker’s mind: insights on the neurocognitive processes of ideation / John Gero and Julie Milovanovic, 7
2 Design facilitation practice: an integrated framework / Genevieve Mosely and Lina Markauskaite, 25
3 Who gets to wear the black turtleneck? Questioning the profession of design thinking / Sally Cloke, Mark Roxburgh and Benjamin Matthews, 45
4 Method case study – Making design thinking tactile: unlocking meaning and experiences with tactile tools and generative prototypes / Rowan Page and Leah Heiss, 70
PART II: PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN THINKING AS A PROCESS
5 The agile landscape of design thinking / Katja Thoring and Roland M. Mueller, 80
6 Bridging the academia–industry gap through design thinking: research innovation sprints / Ivano Bongiovanni, Peter Townson and Marek Kowalkiewicz, 102
7 Design4Health: developing design thinking bootcamps in the Middle East / Carlos Montana and Thomas Boillat, 127
8 Design thinking to improve student mental well-being / Jane E. Machin, 142
9 From gas to green: designing a social contagion strategy for the energy transition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands / Jesal Shah, Rebecca Anne Price and Jotte de Koning, 164
10 Method case study – A design thinking toolkit for framing market conditions / Ilya Fridman, Robbie Napper, Amrik S. Sohal and Sairah Hussain, 190
PART III PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN THINKING AS A PRACTICE
11 The fragility of design thinking: applying symbolic interactionism to promote shared meaning / Jan Jervis and Jeffrey E. Brand, 201
12 Dealing with the difficulties of policy formulation in policy design: the merits and demerits of the application of design thinking to the policy realm / Michael Howlett, 220
13 The weakest link: the importance of problem framing in design thinking / Martin Meinel, Tobias T. Eismann, Sebastian K. Fixson and Kai-Ingo Voigt, 232
14 Factor structure, validity, and reliability of an instrument for assessing design thinking / Elena Novak and Ilker Soyturk, 246
15 Using action research to facilitate and teach design thinking in graduate management education / Judy Matthews, 265
16 Method case study – The transmedia journalism design thinking toolkit / Dilek Gürsoy, 281
17 Conclusion—Beyond normal design thinking: reflections on the evolution of a paradigm and ideas for the new incommensurable / Philip Ely, 294
