When Designers are Non-designers: Open Endedness vs. Structure of Design Tools
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2016 |
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| Web | http://ihci-conf.org/ |
| Field | Documentation, library studies, information management |
| Keywords | Design thinking, team creativity, tools for design thinking |
| Description | In this paper, we explore types of toolsets that are suitable for design thinking processes, when design teams consist of non-designers. We have conducted a series of workshops to experiment with open-ended, semi-structured and structured tools, using design thinking for libraries as a research case. Our results clearly indicate that semi-structured tools fared best regarding variety of outputs, breadth of ideas and engagement of participants. |