Abstract Design Thinking has been a subject of teaching, research and real-life application
in almost every domain and area of education, research and industrial endeavor for the past …

Highlights•Parametric design thinking (PDT) presents a new horizon for research and
practice in design studies.•PDT incorporates disciplinary knowledge, including process …

This paper takes a critical look at the design thinking discourse, one that has different
meanings depending on its context. Within the managerial realm, design thinking has been …

Creative problem solving (CPS) requires solutions to be useful and original. Typically, its
operations span problem finding, idea generation, and critical evaluation. The benefits of …

The paper introduces and discusses current developments in architectural discourse, design
theory, digital design models and techniques and their relations to design pedagogy. The …

In this dynamic review and synthesis of empirical research and theoretical discussion of
design as cognitive activity, Willemien Visser reconciles and integrates the classical view of …

Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that is being used in a wide range of fields
such as medicine, gaming, psychology and sociology. The use of VR is promising in the field …

This paper discusses the findings of a systematic review of the literature on Design Thinking
from 1980 to 2014. A multimethods approach combining bibliometrics, content analysis and …

Entrepreneurship education is a key beneficiary of design thinking's recent momentum. Both
designers and entrepreneurs create opportunities for innovation in products, services …

Rapid prototyping (RP) today is absorbed into practice and is being recognized as a
significant technology for design. This paper attempts to formulate key aspects of the design …