Assignment -1
Design Thinking Research
1.Name: Vijay CJ
Department: ECE
College: MITT
My reflection on the Design Thinking Website
2.What did you learn searching the IDEO website?
“Design thinking is a human centred approach to innovation that draws
from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the
possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.” By
Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO
The definition above is well defined about design I understand that Design
thinking involves understanding consumer’ needs and their problems not
just making about money. It involves ideation, prototyping, testing to
satisfy the requirement for business and consumer needs.
IDEO is a non profit organization which offers design thinking strategies to
help organizations get and stay ahead now and in future. They help in
business growth by quick prototyping and testing.
Thinking like a designer can transform the way organizations develop
products, services, processes, and strategy is known as Design Thinking.
The intersection where design thinking lives in desirability,
feasibility ,viability
I learned about how the problems are faced in this rapid changing era. It is
evolving from a concept to practices . Design thinking is powerful when
done right . It builds business and many solutions for the problems.
designer's mindset is about staying curious, open, and collaborative. The
3 core activities of design thinking are Ideation, Inspiration,
Implementation and journey of project between hope, confidence, insight.
Reflective Thought:
The Design thinking involves strategic thinking by group of people
planning , understanding, ideation of variety of thinkers perspective and
ending at good design.
3. How is what you learned important or significant for you?
The important explained in website is understandable and motivate
towards Design Thinking approach .The important concepts that helped to
understand is Definition given by Tim Brown which is explained in earlier.
The Design Thinking Mindset and strategies are important the intersection
where design thinking lives
a. Feasibility: possible by current technology.
b. Desirability : human needs and emotions.
c. Viability : survive and succeed.
Diverge Thinking -create choices, Converge Thinking-make choices.
Design Thinking Today- It is evolving and all are considered Design
Thinking helps in business and problem solving techniques.
Designers mindset-The 3 core activities of Design Thinking
a. Ideation: creative ideas are generated.
b. Inspiration: understanding the problem.
c. Implementation: real world solutions.
Journey of project- it is between Hope, Insight, Confidence. The self
motivation throughout the project implementation is important it may fail
or not up to the mark by Design Thinking Strategies the risk may reduce
because it flows in disciplinary manner.
4. How can you use this knowledge in your future?
a. Solve Real World Problems Effectively:
- Using Inspiration to deeply understand the needs of people.
- Applying Ideation to explore many possible solutions through creativity
and problem-solving skills.
- Use of Implementation to test, improve, and bring ideas to life through
prototyping and feedback.
b. Team Work:
-By Thinking strategically in a group of people aiming for one solution give
multiple way of ideas and building that idea in refined way increase
success of business and peoples needs.
c. Self-Growth:
By Learning This Design Thinking I will able to understand how success
project has been implemented and produced and improving design
thinking skills such as innovation, creative thinking, problem solving and
involvement in group activity. It helps in Startups and building company.
