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AN INVITATION TO DESIGN THINKING
POLLINATE&
nourish the seeds of your
creative innovation
• Creativity is
thinking of
something new…
• Innovation is
implementing
(making)
something new…
DESIGN IS THINKING
MADE VISUAL
?
BENJAMIN ZANDER: THE ART OF POSSIBILITY
CHOOSE POSSIBILITY…..
The ‘A’ is not an expectation to
live up to, but a possibility to
live into
insights into DESIGN
THINKING
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
STAGE 5
STAGE 6
STAGE 7
still suffering a block? FREE YOUR CREATIVITY!
• LET YOURSELVES
BE CREATIVE: we
are all born as
creative beings
Question the norm. Why not?
Creativity = type of mind set
• SPEND TIME WONDERINGEVERY DAY= creative fitness: for example: gazing at a wall for 15-20 minutes, wondering what other things it could be made of, after coming up with a list of say 50 different things, something is bound to make you say- ” whow-that’s interesting”!
• It’s how we take ourselves by surprise.
Question what why and how
ATTITUDE:
• DEVILS ADVOCATE
versus ANGEL’S
ADVOCATE (looking for
what is good about an
idea, rather then
dismissing / criticing it).
• Think Yes- instead of No
about all possibilities
CURIOSITY:• Challenge your own
assumptions, think of different- even ‘bad’ ideas’
• develop the ability to wonder if and why some crazy idea might just work
• develop your desire for discovery and to look at things the way you have not before.
SPES BONA- seize the moment
“Know the true value of
time: snatch, seize, and
enjoy every moment of it.
No idleness, no laziness,
no procrastination; never
put of till tomorrow what
you can do today.”
Lord Chesterfield
CREATIVITY TOOLS
• Draw on different types of
exploration to draw from
your creative potential.
• Work both individually
and with another/other
people to bounce ideas-
positively!
• Change your context
• Change your attitude
PLAY and DISCOVER
“ The process of playful
searching is the vehicle
by which we discover”
Garreth Smythe
SKETCHING=DISCOVERING
• Sketching makes the ‘unconscious stream’
flow between the mind, the hand, pen and
paper.
• The rough sketch becomes suggestive- it
gives promise to other ideas or solutions
THE SKETCH
• DRAWING FREEHAND ALLOWS US TO UNBLOCK AND TAP INTO OUR SUBCONSCIOUS .
• Sketching is- to communicate with yourself, and your ideas.
• To play and have pleasure which stimulates discovery.
• Sketches become an archive of potential ideas-even for later. Keep a visual journal
BUILDING MODELS
• Conceptual models- quick rough cardboard, using floor, wall and roof planes
• Allows you to continue the discovery process by developing the initial sketch
• Don’t be precious- use it as a base to change and explore other ideas- its process not appearance that counts!
• Try different media- cardboard, clay, wire- or a combination- each have different expressive qualities
THE POWER OF THE WORD• Words stimulate visual
images and other
concepts
• Combine sketches with
annotations
• Write concepts down-
and then sketch them
• The power of the ‘silent’
word
• Talk- and then write
SOUNDS
• The right music for
the right situation
• Certain sounds
stimulate certain brain
waves
• Music can calm
you/excite
you/stimulate you
CONTEXT
• When stuck- change your context:
• TABLE VERSUS FLOOR
• SITTING VERSUS LAYING
• INDOORS VERSUS OUTDOORS
• ALONE VERSUS BETWEEN PEOPLE
• SILENCE VERSUS ‘NOICE’
LEARNING FROM OTHER• Research as a way of
looking at other ideas:
The wheel has been
discovered
• The precedent- how
did other people deal
with a similar
problem- what can I
learn from it?
AMAZE AND OBSERVE
refreshments
?