Design Thinking - Creativity, Collaboration and Culture

This book presents new ways of facilitating design thinking, through the combination of cognitive design strategies and information technologies. It provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the traditional and digital design processes and activities that are employed in architecture, computational design, communication design and graphic design. In response to evolving design practices, including the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), this fully updated and expanded edition features a new chapter on digital design collaboration, along with extended discussions on the role of technology in shaping creative and collaborative processes.
The book is divided into three parts: Part I, which focuses on creativity, uses evidence derived from empirical studies to develop an understanding of the way computational environments shape design thinking and may lead to more inventive outcomes. Part II considers the cognitive, sociotechnical dimensions of design teams, crowds and collectives. It investigates the ways digital design platforms promote interactive and collective thinking. Lastly, Part III addresses culture, examining the linguistic and cultural context of the globalised design ecosystem.
Providing valuable insights into design thinking, this book helps readers engage with their local and global environments. It will appeal to academics, researchers and professionals with an interest in understanding design thinking in the context of creativity, collaboration and culture.

List of contents

Part I: Creativity.- Exploring Design Thinking.- Parametric Design Process with Assessed Levels of Creativity.- Design Strategies Supporting Creativity.- Measuring Cognitive Complexity.- Part II: Collaboration.- Cognitive Perspectives for Teamwork.- Design Collaboration with Building Information Modelling.- Interactive and Collective Thinking Through Mobile Computing.- Part III: The Language of Design.- Cognitive and Linguistic Differences in Design.- Multi-Cultural Design Education.- Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Ning Gu, Ju Hyun Lee, Juhyun Lee, Michael J Ostwald, Michael J. Ostwald
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.07.2025
• EAN: 9783031947209
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3194720-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Illustrations: Approx. 300 p. 45 illus., 40 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Kunst, Architektur, Grafikdesign, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Design Thinking, Architecture, Fachspezifischer Unterricht, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Mobile Computing, Engineering Design, Design, industrielle und kommerzielle Kunst, Illustration, Building Information Modelling, Creativity and Arts Education, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design, design methods, Protocol Analysis, Multi-cultural Design Communication, Design Creativity, Parametirc Design, Design Collaboration, Design Cognition, Computational design thinking