Catalysts for design thinking and engineering thinking: fostering ambidextrous mindsets for innovation

• Autores: Micah Lande
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 32, no. Extra 3 (Parte B ), 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Mudd Design Workshop IX. Design Thinking in Design Education ), págs. 1356-1363
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Design transforms people and the stuff they make. How technical engineers learn and advance a human-centered designapproach, and what catalysts for their learning exist, is illustrated with research done with student mechanical engineeringdesigners engaged in work practice.Ambidextrous Mindsets for Innovationis a framework for relating designerly ways ofknowing-doing-acting and engineering ways of knowing-doing-acting. Several emergent themes have arisen as supports tothe students successfully adapting a design thinking and prototyping culture based on the researcher’s observations ofstudent teams. These observations have revealed some catalysts for student learning. They are facilitated by asituativezeitgeist—a close proximity to other groups in a shared design space or project loft,scaffolded prototyping—a series offront-loaded prototype milestone assignments,cognitive iteration—a practice of encouraging reflection on what is gainedfrom prototyping, andcognitive apprenticeship—learning aided by repeatedly stepping through the steps of the designprocess.These practices and local customs improve the students’ learning experiences.