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citizens or consumers redux, and more…
This week – two different topics in one session: One, I’d like to revisit the topic of citizen participation in designing – I’d had this in mind when Terry Irwin visited, but instead we had a different conversation. See … Continue reading
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on Design Spaces
This week, we’ll focus on Design Spaces, with a presentation from Mary Shaw about the recent design process for a kitchen renovation in her house. Mary thinks about design a lot, in particular, about software design, so the readings include … Continue reading
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professional identities
Here is the link to Christine Mondor’s presentation http://prezi.com/7xxw7e1iu61w/design-thinking/ And here are the two readings that Christine discussed: Michael Petry: “When art meets craft” from “The Art of Not Making: The New Artist/Artisan Relationship” (Thames & Hudson) Penelope Dean: “Never mind all … Continue reading
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Visual Thinking?
Psychologist Rudolf Arnheim’s 1969 book Visual Thinking posits that our current educational system’s emphasis on “words and numbers” neglects an important form of reasoning. Arnheim argues that the processing of information (cognition) cannot be separated from the gathering of information (perception). … Continue reading
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Here are some references that were mentioned in the discussion with Terry Irwin Frijtof Capra Margaret Wheatley Donella Meadows Beyond the Modern University (Marcus Peter Ford) Google Books snippet and Amazon David Orr Earth in Mind The Carnegie Plan (Appx A … Continue reading
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Citizens or Consumers
This week, Terry Irwin, Head of the School of Design and co-founder of the international design firm, Metadesign, will join our conversation. I’d like to consider the role of designers (yes, architects included), and design expertise, in the coming age of desktop … Continue reading
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Exercises (for class credit)
Design Thinkers, I’ve established a “category” called Exercises (for class credit), so that as you complete an exercise, you can tag it with that category. You’ll find a (growing, I hope) list of Exercises on the Exercises Menu page. … Continue reading
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Prototyping Practices
This week’s readings (also posted on the Readings page) are two articles by Steven Dow, who will lead next week’s seminar session. Also check out Steven’s youtube channel, see what he’s been up to… How Prototyping Practices Affect Results (6 … Continue reading
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science of design & technical rationality
This week we discussed, at some length, the limits of “technical rationality” and ways of designing that go beyond, or address its shortcomings of. So, it seems useful to look at the technical rationalism stance as articulated by one … Continue reading
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