In deze deelstudie wordt verslag gedaan van de oriëntatie en empatiefase van het ontwerpgericht onderzoek Empty Farm to Fill. Wat zijn de dromen, wensen en ideeën van kinderen en jongeren voor het ontwerpen van een pedagogische Vrijplaats op Landgoed Sparrenhof in Tilburg. Het onderzoeksverslag gaat …

Increasingly, Design Thinking has influence beyond the confines of traditional design disciplines and expands its’ role in connecting domains and integrating resources. This study focusses on the changing role of design researchers involved in interdisciplinary research projects, following a Research-through-Design …

This full paper works towards merging ‘frugality’ and ‘design thinking’ into a simplified framework for a workshop routine as a stepping stone for SMEs in developed countries to create and capture value of frugal innovations. Innovations which are born out of the notion that we can do more with less, …

The methodology of biomimicry design thinking is based on and builds upon the overarching patterns that all life abides by. “Cultivating cooperative relationships” within an ecosystem is one such pattern we as humans can learn from to nurture our own mutualistic and symbiotic relationships. While form …

Biomimicry education is grounded in a set of natural design principles common to every known lifeform on Earth. These Life’s Principles (LPs) (cc Biomimicry 3.8), provide guidelines for emulating sustainable strategies that are field-tested over nearly four billion years of evolution. This study evaluates …

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Het gedachtegoed van design thinking lijkt grote raakvlakken met de positieve psychologie. Design thinking is mensgericht, toekomstgericht en oplossingsgericht. In dit artikel wordt de relatie gelegd vanuit ontwerpend doen en denken: framen, verbeelden van mogelijkheden en experimenteren. Design thinking …

In this study we explore the potential benefits of a design thinking approach for improving the health of the music industry. We discuss the usefulness of the lab method in facilitating collaborations between education, research, and the professional field. This study highlights the importance of innovation …

The purpose of this paper is to propose a research by design strategy, focusing on the generation of innovative climate adaptation solutions by utilizing the Design Thinking Process. The proposed strategy has been developed and tested in a research and design studio, which took place in 2020 at a Master …