Design Thinking

Theory and Practice

Eujin Pei, Kurt Becker

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040388549
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This book aims to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of design thinking by documenting the personal insights of professionals and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines.

Design Thinking: Theory and Practice refers to a series of cognitive, strategic, and practical steps used during the process of designing, and the context of how people reason when they engage with solving problems. The scope of this book focuses on topics such as problem-solving, systems thinking, innovation, and the role of design in product design and services. This book is unique as it brings together "stories" from both academics' and practitioners' perspectives, enabling readers to view design thinking from many different perspectives that can be applied in every-day life situations or for organizations when developing plans and policies.

This book would be essential reading for design engineers, industrial designers, and mechanical engineers who have interest in design thinking.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• About the Editors
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Design Thinking
• Chapter 2 Pursuing an Innovation
• Chapter 3 Designing Ideas: A Dual Perspective
• Chapter 4 Proposing a Design Thinking Framework to Develop Circular Products
• Chapter 5 The Startup Mindset: Innovation through Design Thinking
• Chapter 6 Driving Change through Design Thinking: Shaping Innovation in GovTech
• Chapter 7 Design Thinking and Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Analysis
• Chapter 8 High-Performance Flight Vehicle Design
• Chapter 9 Two Modes of Design Thinking Exhibited in Intuitive and Analytical Design Methods
• Chapter 10 Co-Design: Meanings and Applications in Design and Engineering
• Chapter 11 Design, Thinking, and Metaphors: On the Cognitive Style of Engineering and Design Education
• Chapter 12 Does Design Thinking Work in the Long-term? A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Research on Aging
• Index