Design Thinking Process and Techniques for Effective Decision Making

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Reflection
In the module first, I learn about my tutors as well as a topic that will be discussed in the
class. My tutor supports each student of class to effectively meet our desired goal. My tutor
enables us how to write a blog. I gained my knowledge with respect to the role of innovation
in the design process. In Module 2, I gained my understanding about certain factors that
could be imperative in the design process such as design vs business, design thinking process
and tools, design mindset, and some innovation stories (Lewis, 2015). I understood that how
a design thinks about the any design.
I analysed that five factors could be considered in the design process such as empathize,
define, ideate, prototype, and text. I also gained my understanding about design thinking tools
to an effective make design. Further, it is evaluated that there are different factors that could
be imperative for in making effective design such as problem finding, observation,
visualization and sense-making, ideation, prototype and test, and viability testing (Rix, Haas,
and Teixeira, 2016). Further, I analysed that depth knowledge towards the design thinking
process could be supportive for making effective decision about the design thinking.
Apart from this, my tutor delivers accurate and reliable information in the class by
considering the creative method as it is effective for making interactive section. She engaged
each student by using many activities to make interactive class and get positive benefits. It is
effective for declining boring atmosphere from the class and makes interactive class. The best
knowledge about design thinking procedure that played imperative role in design thinking
(Press and Cooper, 2017). I also increased my understanding about application of design
thinking in the managerial decision-making techniques and process.
Further, I realized that there are certain sources that are considered in the design thinking
process like an appropriate plan, optimum application of the resources, communicating the
plan. Moreover, I observed that planning could be imperative in the obtainment of the

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specified task in the least time and coat. In this section, I also gained my understanding with
respect to the design innovation as it would be effective for getting higher success with
respect to the desired goal (Göçer, Hua, and Göçer, 2015). Apart from this, I observed that
not only proper time could be imperative in design but also creative thinking could be
effective for the accomplishment of a specified task in a reliable manner.
In this, I also understood that how a mindset of an individual mandates them to do any
specified task in the least time and specified resources. Moreover, I gained my knowledge in
the context of innovation as it would be effective for the accomplishment of my desired goal.
Moreover, I observed that understanding about design thinking process could lead to
improving personally as well as professional life in future. After completion of this section, I
observed that I improved my understanding about design in depth as it would be effective for
performing well in the same filed (Greenbaum, 2017). It is also obsera ved that an individual
could follow certain steps like discovering, define, design, and deliver. It could lead to as
getting a higher outcome (Chapman, 2018).
The design theory could also be imperative to gain understanding in the context of theories of
design in a reliable way. This section is more imperative as compared to the last section cause
of gaining the understanding about many techniques that would be effective for getting
higher success in designing. Herein, I understood certain theories like convergent thinking,
action research, learning theory, co-creation, divergent, and logic of reasoning. These models
support to design reliable theories (Luger, Urquhart, Rodden, and Golembewski, 2015).
I improved my existing awareness with respect to basic reasoning pattern that was helpful for
solving the issues in a systematic manner. I analyzed how reasoning could be imperative in
the designing process. There are certain types of reasoning of the designing process like
inductive, deductive, and abductive reasoning Cash, Hicks, and Culley, 2015). Further, it is
also evaluated that the inductive reasoning is practiced for developing the possible hypothesis

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in the context of current research matter. It can be effective for eliminating the task issues in a
systematic manner. In addition, it is evaluated that abductive reasoning is practiced to
determine methods by which the desired goal will be accomplished. In addition, it is also
evaluated that deductive reasoning is effective for proving and accepting the developed
hypothesis as it could be emphasized on collected information (Kuo, Smith, Smith, and
Huang, 2016).
I observed that these kinds of understanding improve my professional and personal life. In
addition, I observed that there are certain factors that could influence design thinking such as
imagine, create, play, share, reflect, and image. This process aids an individual to make a
reliable decision in the context of the current research matter (Seixas, Gibson, and Ercikan,
2015). In this week, I also understood that how accepting the views of others. It will be
imperative in making a reliable decision in the context of the current research matter
(Grudzień and Hamrol, 2016). I always get views of others towards my design for improving
my design and get a reliable result. In addition, I observed my features after collecting views
from others. I observed that I have the capability to learn to anything in the least time but at
the same time
I realized that I have lack of team management and leadership skills that would negatively
impact on professional life in the upcoming time period. I increased my existing knowledge
in the context of certain factors like Ideation, left-brain – right-brain, creativity theories,
decision-making theories, team working theories, task vs relationship conflicts, and reflection
in action. It is examined that empathy, invention, and Iteration could be effective for making
a reliable decision in the context of research matter (Anwar, Abidin, and Hassan, 2015). I
analyzed that there are as many components as it could be considered
In this Module, I gained my understanding about problem findings. I also realized that DT
provides an opportunity to solve the problem in a different manner. Though this week, I