What is Design Thinking?

Design thinking is a proven problem solving protocol applied in business fields. It has been proved to be an innovative methodology as adopted by prestigious corporations such as Google and Apple to yield innovative outputs. Design thinking comprises the stages to empathise (understand users’ needs and the problems to solve), define (reframe problems), ideate (identify creative solutions), prototype (create solutions) and test (try out solutions) (Liedtka, 2014). These stages run in an iterative manner; until the designer design a product meeting users’ needs favourably through the design thinking process.

Reference List

Liedtka, J. (2014). Innovative ways companies are using design thinking. Strategy and Leadership42(2), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/SL-01-2014-0004.

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