Design Lab guest lecture in Engineering 2025
- 1. The University of Sydney Design: Thinking & Practice Ricardo Sosa, PhD SFHEA
- 2. The University of Sydney We acknowledge the tradition of custodianship and law of the Country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand. We pay our respects to those who have cared and continue to care for Country. “Always Was, Always Will Be”
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- 4. The University of Sydney Methods and Tools http://designthinkmakebreakrepeat.com 101designmethods.com bispublishers.com
- 5. The University of Sydney Method: Worst Possible Idea Unlock imagination Permission to be playful Then pause and think…
- 6. The University of Sydney Method: Worst Possible Idea Step 1: Choose the problem space you’re addressing. Step 2: Think of worst possible ideas to solve the problem and record them on a sticky note. Try to think of ideas that are extremely bad, terrible, silly, impossible, and possibly illegal! Step 3: Share your ideas with your team. Step 4: Review the ideas and use them to prompt a new way of thinking about the problem. Consider: • What are their attributes, and why do they make it a bad idea? • What is the opposite of the bad ideas? • How can the ideas be merged or modified?
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- 8. The University of Sydney • What is design? • “Design thinking” • Design practices
- 9. The University of Sydney What is design? Image: Repro. of painting by Louis Emile Adan (1839-1937), copyrighted by Braun & Co., N.Y., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Image: Photo by Kumpan Electric on Unsplash Established + Emerging Old + New Crafts, Technology, Inventions, Art
- 10. The University of Sydney Design https://www.carparts.com/blog/parts-of-a-car-door/
- 11. The University of Sydney Urban Planning Industrial Design Architecture Graphic Design Mechatronic Design Experience Design Interaction Design Systems Design Social Design
- 12. The University of Sydney https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-nasa-readies-first-flight/
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- 14. The University of Sydney What is design? Mortati, M. (2022). New Design Knowledge and the Fifth Order of Design. Design Issues, 38(4), 21-34. Expansive Field
- 15. The University of Sydney What is design? Craftsmanship Top form, function, quality Detail Design Improved aesthetic, quality, human factors Concept Design Innovative ideas, integration, experiences Problem Solving Responses to wicked problems, complex systems Strategic Design Improved human & planet health, sustainability
- 16. The University of Sydney Interaction Design https://image.chewy.com/is/image/catalog/146735_PT3._AC_SL1500_V1525449469_.jpg https://www.hope-education.co.uk/product/stationery/pens/ https://www.mdsupplies.com/medical-supplies-Exel-Insulin-Syringe-05cc-30g-x-516-FKK6HV74LT.html
- 17. The University of Sydney Interaction Design https://www.weitzlux.com/defective-drugs-and-devices/epipen-litigation/ https://www.auvi-q.com/hcp/about-auvi-q
- 18. The University of Sydney Design decisions https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/09/epipen-lack-of-innovation/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2016/09/20/157437/it-costs-30-to-make-a-diy-epipen-and-heres-the-proof/ “From 2007 to 2017 Mylan jacked up the price of a two-pack of EpiPens from $94 to $609” “If you’re the monopolist… I don’t see why there would be any pressure to innovate… EpiPen’s flaws seem like features, not a bug” - Nicholson Price, University of Michigan Law School https://www.vox.com/policy/23658275/epipen-cost-price-how-much
- 19. The University of Sydney Transformations Organisations, strategies, Systems Information, interface, experience Interaction Objects, products Industrial What is design? Mortati, M. (2022). New Design Knowledge and the Fifth Order of Design. Design Issues, 38(4), 21-34. Images, symbols Graphic
- 20. The University of Sydney Design problems: “wicked” framings Wicked framings (not tame) - The starting and end points are only partially defined - Complex technological-human interactions - Many stakeholders, agendas, interpretations - Not neatly defined, knowledge across disciplines necessary - Multiple causes-effects at multiple scales - Impossible to fully anticipate future states Image: Wahl (2017) Wicked (not Tame) Problem Framings scale mess real goals causes definitions re-solve Rittel, H. W., & Webber, M. M. (1973). Dilemmas in a general theory of planning. Policy Sciences,4(2), 155-169. Goel, V., & Pirolli, P. (1992). The structure of design problem spaces. Cognitive Science, 16(3), 395-429. Coyne, R. (2005).Wicked problems revisited. Design Studies,26(1), 5-17.
- 21. The University of Sydney “Rocket Science” is tame (not easy!) https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/711790853/luxury-chess-board-solid-wood-tournament?pro=1&frs=1 Chess is “tame” (vast solution space)
- 22. The University of Sydney “Rocket Science” is tame
- 23. The University of Sydney Tame Parking Problem = More Spaces https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/vintage-photographs-of-early-vertical-parking-garages/ https://www.melrosepaving.ca/4-important-steps-to-ensure-quality-commercial-parking-lot-paving-for-your-business/
- 24. The University of Sydney Why do we need parking? Who needs it? When? How often? For how long? Access needs? How else may people commute? When may they commute? Schedules Incentives & expectations Real-time information Shared modes of transport Car sizes Wicked Parking Problem = ??? https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/vintage-photographs-of-early-vertical-parking-garages/ https://www.melrosepaving.ca/4-important-steps-to-ensure-quality-commercial-parking-lot-paving-for-your-business/
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- 26. The University of Sydney Student experiences of sexual harassment and sexual assault: A university problem? An education problem? A parental problem? A legal problem? A police problem? A cultural problem? A mental health problem? A technology problem?
- 27. The University of Sydney Design as a mindset
- 28. The University of Sydney https://quotefancy.com/ Creative
- 29. The University of Sydney Design Dispositions No “definite list”, but often identified: 1. Identify your assumptions, Don’t rush to solve 2. Be curious and inquisitive: What? Why? How? Who? 3. Think in metaphors, generate analogies 4. Seek & interpret feedback constructively 5. Develop your initial ideas 6. Represent your ideas through storytelling 7. Examine your ideas through sketches & prototypes 8. Suspend disbelief to imagine ethical futures 9. Think of consequences, anticipate futures
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- 31. The University of Sydney Design as a process H Plattner, C Meinel & LJ Leifer (Eds.), Design Thinking: Understand–Improve–Apply. Springer.
- 32. The University of Sydney Fuzzy Front End https://china.xavor.com/how-we-do-it/ Research Concept Development Design Outcomes Embrace ambiguity Question assumptions
- 33. The University of Sydney https://www.halfords.com/advice/cycling/buyers-guides/bike-helmets-buyers-guide-video
- 34. The University of Sydney https://hovding.com/
- 35. The University of Sydney • What is design? • Design thinking • Design practices
- 36. The University of Sydney Design thinking? “A change in worldview facilitated by dialogue” (Wahl, 2017) “It’s how it works, not how it looks” (S. Jobs?)
- 37. The University of Sydney “The four pylons on the bridge are completely decorative”
- 38. The University of Sydney UX and Engineering https://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/on-demand-webinars/overcoming-challenges-haptic-feedback- robotic-surgery-platforms/ https://kronikare.ai/kronikare-how-does-it-work/ Surgical tools with haptic feedback capability for training doctors in remote areas Patients get their wounds scanned and assessed; it captures wounds in UV, visible light and thermal images.
- 39. The University of Sydney “After the smartphone…”
- 40. The University of Sydney User Experience The perceptions and responses that a person experiences as a result of using or anticipating use of a product, system or service
- 41. The University of Sydney What people do What people say What people think Design
- 42. The University of Sydney Dr. Ian Malcolm: “Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.” https://geektyrant.com/news/jeff-goldblum-says-dr-ian-malcolm-was-nearly-cut-from-jurassic-park http://pluspng.com/jurassic-park-png-3840.html
- 43. The University of Sydney Chindōgu (珍道具) are ingenious and humorous solutions to everyday problems. They are “un- useless” because they are intentionally absurd but point to real problems. Chindōgu - Wikipedia https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yukaienginnering/nekojita-fufu
- 44. The University of Sydney • What is design? • Design thinking • Design practices
- 45. The University of Sydney Thinking: Inventive Applied Problem solving Practices: Observation Research Testing Collaborative Evidence based Iteration Build Design and Engineering Engineering Design Shared Deductive+Inductive Reasoning Predictable conditions (e.g. steel beam) Hypothesis testing Emphasis on tech requirements Functional Low-risk tolerance D+I+Abductive Reasoning Unpredictable agents (e.g. people) Assumption testing Emphasis on user requirements Emotional & Functional High-risk tolerance
- 46. The University of Sydney WRONG (We use the whole brain to be creative) We are all creative!
- 47. The University of Sydney Design Specialists Educated and trained in design, for example, as product designers or architects. Design Integrators Designers who have skills that go beyond the technical design domains Design Multipliers Advocates of design who are specialists in a non-design domain. They can apply design in their domain of work. Designpreneurs Owners or business developers of design products or brands who balance design sensibilities with strong business acumen. https://www.designsingapore.org/resources/design-education-review-committee-report.html
- 48. Page 48 The University of Sydney Sydney Design Lab Our research explores the role of design for speculating on the future, and to envision, define and inform the interactions and experiences between people and digital and emerging technologies. https://design.sydney.edu.au
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- 50. The University of Sydney • What is design? • Design thinking • Design practices • Questions
- 51. The University of Sydney Design: Thinking & Practice Ricardo Sosa, PhD SFHEA Sydney School of Architecture, Design & Planning