Design Thinking: A Literature Review

This assignment requires a comprehensive review of the provided research papers on Design Thinking. The goal is to understand the evolution of the concept, its diverse applications, and potential future developments. Key themes include Design Thinking's origins, its role in innovation and problem-solving, and its integration with other methodologies like systems thinking. Students are expected to synthesize information from the various sources and present a clear and concise summary of the current state of knowledge on Design Thinking.

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Reflective Report on Weekly Blogs
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Week 1 Module 1: Design IT......................................................................................................3
Week 2 Module 2: Design Processes...........................................................................................3
Week 3 Module 3: Design Theory...............................................................................................4
Week 4 Module 4: Design Problem.............................................................................................4
Week 5 Module 5: Design Research 1........................................................................................5
Week 6 Module 6: Design Research 2........................................................................................6
Week 7 Module 7: Design Prototype...........................................................................................7
Week 8 Module 8: Design the (Learning) Launch......................................................................7
Week 9 Module 9: Building Personas.........................................................................................8
Week 10 Module 10: Launch Plan..............................................................................................9
Week 11 Module 11: Design the Designers................................................................................9
Week 12 Module 12: Design for the Future Workshop............................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Design Thinking is the system that is used by all creators for taking care of unpredictable
and confounded issues and along these lines finding sensible answers for their customers
(Johansson‐Sköldberg, Woodilla and Çetinkaya, 2013). This specific procedure draws upon the
precise thinking, creative energy, instinct and rationale for investigating the potential outcomes
of likely results and making the coveted outcomes, which would be gainful for the end client. I
have learnt that outline believing is critical and helpful for any mind boggling issues. From my
ten week after week writes beginning from seventeenth July 2017 to 30th September 2017, I
have shared my total information in regards to configuration considering (Bjögvinsson, Ehn and
Hillgren, 2012). I have talked about a wide range of points identified with configuration thinking
like outline it, something new about plan considering, attitude up, conceptualizing and
perception exercises, travel mapping, a portion of the outline apparatuses, dialog and criticism on
story board, building personas and dispatch design. I have shared my own encounters with
respect to these subjects.
In the accompanying report I have delineated my ten week after week writes that I have
composed from seventeenth July 2017 to 30th September 2017. Each of the web journals is
portrayed with my own encounters and the learning I have picked up from those exercises
(Razzouk and Shute, 2012). The websites are totally in light of configuration considering and the
exercises that I have done are on configuration considering. This report is a reflection on the ten
week by week writes I have composed. I have given the portrayal of my week by week writes in
the accompanying sections.

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Discussion
Week 1 Module 1: Design IT
This was the first class we had on design thinking.This was the five star we had on
configuration considering. In this class, we were furnished with a paper and every one of us
composed a sentence or two about the course (Melles, Howard and Thompson-Whiteside, 2012).
Every one of us worked in gatherings. Practically everybody in my gathering chose for outlining
of house. In any case, I was inflexible that I might decide on publicizing. My concentration was
publicizing a few associations. We passed our paper to different gatherings and everyone
endorsed our concept of promoting associations (Kolko, 2015). The significant goal of this
errand and the top notch was to check whether our thought was acknowledged and endorsed by
different gatherings or not. From the work I got an outline of the key ideas, hypotheses, hones
and the interrelationships. So on the entire of the week 1 module 1, I comprehended the need of
Design considering, how these outlines are connected, development of configuration considering
and the dispersion hypotheses in each phase of the advancement. Conduction of need
examination for planning, enhancements in social, administration, business and computerized
settings alongside applying outline procedures for prototyping thoughts and consequently set the
answer for advancement of my thoughts for improvement.
Week 2 Module 2: Design Processes
This was the continuation of the top of the line (Plattner, Meinel and Leifer, 2012).
Already, I had the possibility that outline it implies about planning the notice, however after this
specific address, I comprehended that outline it implies finishing exercises and activities and
make something better from it. In this class, we framed gatherings. The fundamental errand of
our gathering was to investigate the issue and remain recognized about the inclusion of the

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clients of the items and whether they are content with the administration or not (Mootee, 2013).
We needed to assess everything with respect to the client contribution.The five phases for Design
Thinking are: Empathize, Define (the issue), Ideate, Prototype, and Test. Configuration thinking
incorporates "developing" thoughts, with few, or no restrictions on expansiveness amid a
"conceptualizing" stage not at all like investigation considering. So from the second module I
comprehended that, Empathize is the finding out about the groups of onlookers; Define is
development of perspectives in view of the need of the clients, Ideate for thinking of innovative
arrangements and conceptualize, Prototype that assembles portrayal of thoughts and Test in
which one can look at the thoughts.
Week 3 Module 3: Design Theory
In our third class, which was on 25th July, I believed that the intelligent thinking is the
most vital factor with no sort of outline. When I was playing out this specific action, I was not
clear about the idea of mentality (Howlett, 2014). Be that as it may, soon my questions were
clear and the inquiries were replied. I comprehended that a positive attitude up implies when I
can adjust or change my perspectives or discernments about everyone others. The changes are
critical for me as they would help me in building up my profession. Negative attitude up happens
when I won't change or modify my perspectives or observations about others under any
conditions (Kolko, 2015). An originator ends up plainly fruitful when he would have a positive
attitude up and is prepared to acknowledge everyone's perspectives or discernments.
Week 4 Module 4: Design Problem
I have learnt that conceptualizing and perception exercises are critical for any individual
(Vianna, 2012). On the fourth class, we finished different exercises peformed that would help us
in concentrating chiefly on the components of conceptualizing and perception. The two exercises

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we did depended on virtualization and production of anything new (Plattner, Meinel and Leifer,
2012). The fundamental occupation was to check the day by day exercises and scan for the issue.
Likewise, the movement we did at last was to scan for the issues and settle them by the strategy
for configuration thinking by just watching photographs. I was not feeling certain at first about
illustration and endeavoring every one of the circles. In the second action, we were amazingly
intrigued as we chose one of the articles and we chose USB or Universal Serial Bus lastly
thought of a few creative thoughts for enhancing the USB or Universal Serial Bus for instance
having nail cutters, and offices for light like light that demonstrates the accessible space (Kolko,
2015). In the last action, we just recognized the issues and thought of pertinent arrangements.
Amid the end, we thought of the understanding that the significant issue individuals were
confronting was identified with stopping. Individuals need to travel conveying their gear. Thusly
they ought to be given particular gear transporter (Mootee, 2013). I was ready to look through
the issues as well as give the significant arrangements that would be useful for taking care of
those issues (Howlett, 2014). I have additionally comprehended the idea of perception,
conceptualizing and also distinguishing the particular issues from the exercises and give the
applicable answers for the issues.
Week 5 Module 5: Design Research 1
Journey mapping is a method that is used by different associations for helping those
organizations to look what the clients need from the organizations. On our fifth class, we were
furnished with an assignment of our training and voyage mapping in our college, Central
Queensland University (Melles, Howard and Thompson-Whiteside, 2012). For this action, we
concocted a few thoughts after talk with our gathering. This mapping of trip began the minute we
came in out college that is Central Queensland University for our examinations. We were

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sincerely shaken while taking the choice for our particular excursion mapping to Central
Queensland University. We were upbeat and in the meantime we were tragic for the culmination
of our voyage (Purdy, 2014). We ought to have been cheerful after our fulfillment of the course,
however we felt that where it counts in our heart we were pitiful. This one of those exercises that
don't have an unmistakable beginning or completing focuses. This is the real element of this
specific action.
Week 6 Module 6: Design Research 2
A few exercises and errands were performed while this specific workshop (Birkeland,
2012). At first the movement was to meet other individuals and the second action was thoroughly
considering of the crate. In this movement, one part need to make inquiries to someone else
about the particular every day exercises for instance what they do in the wake of getting up and
before dozing around evening time (Pourdehnad, Wexler and Wilson, 2012). Be that as it may,
the second action was about the association between every one of the connections with five
straight lines without lifting up the pen from the paper.
When we were playing out our meeting, we have arranged an arrangement of inquiries. When we
were setting up our inquiries, I was in question that what ought to be the arrangement for the
survey for the meeting and whether the inquiries were right or not for the meeting (Plattner,
Meinel and Leifer, 2014). In addition, I likewise imagined that whether the inquiries will
influence the conduct of that individual or not. The following thing we did was meeting each
other. We need to look for the issues from those meetings. It was vital for the acknowledgment
the primary purpose behind the issue. The inquiry was the reason (Carlgren, 2013). We saw how

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to conceive brand new ideas from the second action. This lesson was to a great degree required
or required for every one of us.
Week 7 Module 7: Design Prototype
Improvement of idea are greatly required or required for any group. Numerous thoughts
are acquired when a colleague is working in a specific group. The principle advantage a group
gets is that each colleague has the specialization in a particular range and this specialization
gives assistance to the whole group (Lammi and Becker, 2013). There were two outlining
apparatuses. They were the quick prototyping and idea improvement. The quickest method for
the formation of an unmistakable item in an exceptionally timeframe is known as fast
prototyping. The real goal was to make the item inside the evaluated spending plan (Melles,
Howard and Thompson-Whiteside, 2012). Amid the advancement of idea we were given an
assignment to making a pastry. We had fragmented our whole gathering and one of our
colleagues was given the duty regarding writing down all the required elements for making that
pastry. For a case, one of our gathering individuals needed to scribble down about the names of
the natural products, vegetables and every other fixing. After this specific advance, we at last
made our pastry by the utilization of the right formula (Birkeland, 2012). During the time spent
fast prototyping, we were given a subject of how to check the dependability of a specific worker
(Howlett, 2014). It was exceptionally troublesome for the production of such a model yet by one
means or another we made a poll. Groups help in the change and the advancement of the item
amid the procedure of quick prototyping lastly spare time and cash.
Week 8 Module 8: Design the (Learning) Launch
The model we have examined was around a use of hostile to spoiler and was to a great
degree intriguing. This model was made by another gathering (Plattner, Meinel and Leifer,

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2014). It obviously spoke to the issues, the general population, who were confronting the issues.
The gatherings were totally certain about their intended interest groups. The input was required
for this application (Johansson‐Sköldberg, Woodilla and Çetinkaya, 2013). At last, the discourse
were done about the model and could procure input about what should be possible for enhancing
it. This model not just aides in decrease of cost and sparing the time. Positive criticisms were
completely required for this action. The lesson we got from this specific action was making a
model lastly conveying it to the clients (Bjögvinsson, Ehn and Hillgren, 2012). We additionally
figure out how to recognize our clients and the utilizing of planning instruments.
Week 9 Module 9: Building Personas
Personas are the fanciful characters that are considered figuring out will's identity
utilizing the items. In our ninth class, we learnt about personas (Lammi and Becker, 2013). This
class helped me in recognizing our intended interest groups, showcase and their practices and
prerequisites. When we were talking about action, we thought of formation of the personas. The
attention was on the necessities of the clients (Vianna, 2012). Personas even help in making
places of any business in the best generally advertise. Production of personas is the most
straightforward way out for any business. it thinks about the enhancement of culture of the client.
This is finished by giving a nonexistent name to the client. In addition, other data like his/her
age, sex, nation and numerous more are additionally given. It covers the whole social condition
of that persona. At the end of the day, everything that is available for an individual, is given to
the fanciful client, persona (Johansson‐Sköldberg, Woodilla and Çetinkaya, 2013). In this
specific workshop, the lesson we got was to build and make personas and to look for the
objective clients in any business.

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Week 10 Module 10: Launch Plan
After the advancement of the arrangement we made for our distinguished issue was the
most fundamental segment for propelling our arrangement. The assets that required for
propelling any arrangement in a business are the workers, money and the accomplices
(Bjögvinsson, Ehn and Hillgren, 2012). The errand isn't as straightforward as it is by all
accounts. In this specific workshop, we have learnt how an item can be propelled in a market.
The real designs we embraced for the starting of our items incorporate channel administration,
benefit administration, deals and a few advertising techniques. These specific sorts of advertising
procedures are to a great degree accommodating for the estimation of the financial plan for the
starting of the item. The panning of the starting is performed just when the item has breezed
through its test. This testing of the item additionally helps in the focusing of the clients
(Viswanathan and Linsey, 2012). From our tenth class, we thought about the distinguishing proof
of the clients and about the starting of our items.
Week 11 Module 11: Design the Designers
The main objective of this module was to complete the assessed presentations that have
been dictated in assessment 2, to revise reflective thinking and writing, to understand assessment
3 and to workshop assessment 3/engage with the tutor about assessment 3. As per the designer
Concrete and practical (realistic) events and activities are needed and as some design thinking
example Proximity Design can do good design which is designed and delivered in some
affordable cost. This is said to be an income-boosting product and service. There are numerous
design thinking projects that has been made and delivered for the betterment of daily life and
people.

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Week 12 Module 12: Design for the Future Workshop
And in the last module Design as aesthetics – in business and in one’s life, wider
applicability of Design Thinking, Design for Growth, Design Thinking in Established
Organisations, Continuous Design, Re-Design an Industry and Growth and Strategy. ‘Full-on’
Design Thinking is not useful for just any kind of problem, e.g. basic decisions or very well
understood problems. But for the future aspect exploring unknown certain possibilities, creating
some value/differentiation that can help in betterment of the future and does not exist yet,
exploring the growth of opportunities of an unfamiliar context. Solving the complex problems,
especially which has not been solved yet by the traditional method.
Conclusion
In this way, I can finish up from the above conclusion that plan believing is the method
that is used by all planners for taking care of mind boggling and confused issues and in this way
finding sensible answers for their customers. This specific procedure draws upon the efficient
thinking, creative energy, instinct and rationale for investigating the potential outcomes of
plausible results and making the coveted outcomes, which would be gainful for the end client.
Also, from my ten web journals beginning from seventeenth July 2017 to 30th September 2017, I
have shared my total learning in regards to configuration considering. I have learnt that outline
believing is critical and helpful for any mind boggling issues. I have talked about a wide range of
themes identified with configuration thinking like outline it, something new about outline
considering, attitude up, conceptualizing and representation exercises, travel mapping, a portion
of the plan apparatuses, discourse and input on story board, building personas and dispatch
design. I have shared my own encounters with respect to these themes. I have talked about in the
above report about the subtle elements of my ten week after week writes. I have likewise

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portrayed how configuration believing is identified with individual encounters. The above report
is just the impression of my ten week by week writes.

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References
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Bjögvinsson, E., Ehn, P., &Hillgren, P. A. (2012). Design things and design thinking:
Contemporary participatory design challenges. Design Issues, 28(3), 101-116.
Carlgren, L. (2013). Design thinking as an enabler of innovation: Exploring the concept and its
relation to building innovation capabilities. Chalmers University of Technology.
Howlett, M. (2014). From the ‘old’to the ‘new’policy design: design thinking beyond markets
and collaborative governance. Policy Sciences, 47(3), 187-207.
Johansson‐Sköldberg, U., Woodilla, J., &Çetinkaya, M. (2013). Design thinking: past, present
and possible futures. Creativity and Innovation Management, 22(2), 121-146.
Kolko, J. (2015). Design thinking comes of age. Harvard Business Review, 93(9), 66-71.
Lammi, M., & Becker, K. (2013). Engineering design thinking.
Melles, G., Howard, Z., & Thompson-Whiteside, S. (2012). Teaching design thinking:
Expanding horizons in design education. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 31,
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Mootee, I. (2013). Design thinking for strategic innovation: What they can't teach you at
business or design school. John Wiley & Sons.

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Noweski, C., Scheer, A., Büttner, N., von Thienen, J., Erdmann, J., &Meinel, C. (2012).
Towards a paradigm shift in education practice: Developing twenty-first century skills
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