Mapping Design Thinking in the Arab World

Hanadi Traifeh (), Reem Abou Refaei (), Julia von Thienen (), Karen von Schmieden (), Lena Mayer (), Sherif Osman () and Christoph Meinel ()
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Hanadi Traifeh: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Reem Abou Refaei: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Julia von Thienen: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Karen von Schmieden: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Lena Mayer: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Sherif Osman: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering
Christoph Meinel: Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering

A chapter in Design Thinking Research, 2021, pp 41-60 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that has become increasingly popular globally over the last decade. While the spread of Design Thinking is well understood and documented in Europe and North America, this is not the case when it comes to the Arab world. This study explores the history, application, and understanding of Design Thinking in the Arab world through a systematic literature review based on the guidelines of the PRISMA framework. Analysis of collected data revealed that there is no widely accepted Arabic translation of the term “Design Thinking.” This study identified the first appearance of an Arabic translation of “Design Thinking,” coined in 2010 as “التفكير التصميمي.” Another major contribution of the study is the aggregation of published articles associated with the different Arabic translations of “Design Thinking,” documenting findings and mapping out the spread of Design Thinking in the Arab region in five sectors: education, development, private, entrepreneurship, and the public sector. The results reported in this paper are part of a large-scale study that connects a range of research methods to track the development of Design Thinking in the Arab world.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76324-4_4

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