What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?

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Title

What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?

Abstract/Description

Design thinking is generally defined as an analytic and creative process that engages a person in opportunities to experiment, create and prototype models, gather feedback, and redesign. Several characteristics (e.g., visualization, creativity) that a good design thinker should possess have been identified from the literature. The primary purpose of this article is to summarize and synthesize the research on design thinking to (a) better understand its characteristics and processes, as well as the differences between novice and expert design thinkers, and (b) apply the findings from the literature regarding the application of design thinking to our educational system. The authors’ overarching goal is to identify the features and characteristics of design thinking and discuss its importance in promoting students’ problem-solving skills in the 21st century.

Author/creator

Razzouk, Rim

Shute, Valerie

Date

2012

In publication

Review of Educational Research

Volume

82

Issue

3

Pages

330-348

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Theoretical

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

0034-6543

DOI

10.3102/0034654312457429

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE Journals)

Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)

Citation

Razzouk, R., & Shute, V. (2012). What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important? Review of Educational Research, 82(3), 330–348. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654312457429

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Design Thinking and the Learning Sciences: Theoretical, Practical, and Empirical Perspectives

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