The role of mindset in design thinking: Implications for capability development and practice
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The document explores the significance of mindset in design thinking, emphasizing its role in capability development and practice. It identifies four competency sets required for design professionals: mindset, knowledge, skill, and tool sets, and distinguishes between design thinking as a process and a way of life. The findings highlight the importance of adopting an outcome-oriented and process-oriented mindset for effective problem-solving and innovation.
The role of mindset in design thinking: Implications for capability development and practice
- 1. 1 Exploring the role of mindset in design thinking: Implications for capability development and practice Zaana Howard, Melis Senova & Gavin Melles Huddle | @wearehuddle & Swinburne | @swinburne
- 2. Design thinking is a human centred and creative approach for solving complex and strategic problems.
- 3. Mindset Knowledge set Skill set Tool set Adapted from Nelson & Stolterman (2012), The Design Way. Design led professionals require four competency sets.
- 4. Mindset Knowledge set Skill set Tool set Adapted from Nelson & Stolterman (2012), The Design Way. Design thinking focuses on knowledge, skill and tool sets.
- 5. Mindset is the secret sauce.
- 6. Qualitative methodology an expert interview study and two organisational case studies.
- 7. Design thinking as a way of work. Design thinking as a way of life. Two key mindsets.
- 8. Design thinking as a way of life. Outcome oriented. Focus on how to ‘be’ for positive action. Design thinking as a way of life.
- 9. Design thinking as a way of work. Design thinking as a way of work. Process oriented. Focus on tools for results.
- 10. Mindsets are not mutually exclusive. A way of work is a subset of a way of life.
- 12. Mindset in practice. Process Innovation Commercial gain Competitive advantage Way of thinking Complex problem solving Positive change Altruism Design thinking as a way of work. Design thinking as a way of life.
- 13. Design thinking as a way of work. Design thinking as a way of life. Design thinking maturity matrix. Design novice. Design expert.
- 14. Design thinking maturity matrix. Stylist Design led professionals Most organisations start here Social entrepreneurs X X X X
- 15. Mindset in practice. Design thinking as a way of work. Design thinking as a way of life. Time Experience
- 16. Mindset Knowledge set Skill set Tool set Adapted from Nelson & Stolterman (2012), The Design Way. Growing to maturity requires all four competency sets.