How to recognize Design Thinkers
Posted: October 31, 2012 Filed under: design thinking | Tags: complexity, design, design thinking, Roger Martin Comments Off
Since R. Martin and others hijacked the term 'designthinking', there is an ongoing dispute. Two thought worlds exist and possibly these can be united by laying bare the essential characteristics of a 'design thinker'.
Thought worlds
Design thinking frames the verb 'design' as a specific cognitive activity in order to solve problems and is discerned from other ways of thinking such as decision making.
How do you recognize what a design thinker is? One way is to not just look at what they think, but what they produce. This post from the Team Cognition blog offers some sober thoughts on the concept of design thinking and some fresh ideas on how to recognize someone who is engaged in such an activity.
