Theoretical Foundations of Design Thinking

Julia P. A. Thienen (), William J. Clancey, Giovanni E. Corazza and Christoph Meinel
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Julia P. A. Thienen: Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam
William J. Clancey: Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
Giovanni E. Corazza: University of Bologna
Christoph Meinel: Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam

A chapter in Design Thinking Research, 2018, pp 13-40 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Design thinking is acknowledged as a thriving innovation practice plus something more, something in the line of a deep understanding of innovation processes. At the same time, quite how and why design thinking works—in scientific terms—appeared an open question at first. Over recent years, empirical research has achieved great progress in illuminating the principles that make design thinking successful. Lately, the community began to explore an additional approach. Rather than setting up novel studies, investigations into the history of design thinking hold the promise of adding systematically to our comprehension of basic principles. This chapter makes a start in revisiting design thinking history with the aim of explicating scientific understandings that inform design thinking practices today. It offers a summary of creative thinking theories that were brought to Stanford Engineering in the 1950s by John E. Arnold.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60967-6_2

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