Cultures and systems of thought: a preliminary investigation on implications for the design process and its artifacts

• Autores: G.E. Okudan, H. Thevenot, Y. Zhang, M. Schuurman
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 24, no. Extra 2, 2008 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Design and Engineering Education in a Flat World), págs. 295-303
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper presents our preliminary exploration of differences in design thinking patterns due to cultural differences. While our ultimate goal is to seek empirical evidence for how culture impacts on the design process and design outcomes (the artifacts), in this study we focus on the attention paid to objects versus contexts by a group of Eastern and Western designers. Our work is informed by the recent findings in social psychology regarding the covariance of persisting social differences and cognitive processes.