Is it wise to jump strait into the making stage?
- s00306361
- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 23, 2021
Do you ever just want to jump straight in and start doing that project that you don't even think about planning? This is a problem as most people do this and they may not realise that you can get a better outcome by using the design thinking process.
The article “What Is Design Thinking? A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide by Emily Stevens”, has shown the importance of the design thinking process and how it works for education, work or everyday life. The key themes throughout this article are explaining what, how and why this process works. Design thinking is used for practical and creative problem-solving. There are five stages in the design thinking process these are; empathise, define, ideate, prototype, test.
(Stevens, 2020)
These are the main positions in relation to, is it wise to jump straight into the making stage as it gives details on how important it is to design before jumping. The five stages are the main points as it is arguing whether or not design thinking is a reliable practice.
Before reading this article, I didn’t feel as though planning is necessary as sometimes it is easier to get straight in and just do it. But now after reading this article and educating myself on how the design thinking process works, I am thinking it will be more valuable to my education. This is because it gives you a clear outline of how to plan the project and what you need to do, if something works you can go to the next stage and then if it doesn't you can go back to the stage where you think you may need adjusting. This can work as you can improve by just planning things out rather than jumping straight into it. For example, you can’t just go in and start making a full-size car without knowing how people want it and not knowing how to do it. But if you follow the design thinking process you go through the different stages to plan and research and make a smaller prototype which then can be adjusted to make it perfect before you do the real thing. This same thing works for a project/ assignment and can overall improve your work and outcomes.
The strengths of this article are that it explains in detail how everything works and how to follow the five stages to complete your planning. The five stages were well explained with a visual and written representation.
Overall, this article was well written and changed my views regarding whether it is wise to jump straight into the making stage. My previous education experiences help me understand this design thinking process. Usually I just jump straight into making, which then causes me to struggle to start and then complete a poor assignment. Following the design thinking process I can research my topic better, start the task early with planning then when ready I can start my task with knowing what and how to do it.
After reading this article I’m going to change the way I jump into the making stage straight away as it just isn’t wise to do so.
References
Stevens, E. (2020). What Is Design Thinking? A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide.
CareerFoundry. https://careerfoundry.com/en/blog/ux-design/what-is-design-thinking-everything-you-need-to-know-to-get-started/.
Hi Kajsa – I enjoyed reading your informative blog post about Design Thinking and its benefits.
I appreciate how you used Gibb’s reflective cycle in your writing to show how, through your research, your view on the importance of the planning stage changed. I also like how you highlighted the flexibility of design thinking and how it allows you to reflect on your working.
Rather than just using the one source to explain your thinking, I would have liked to see you explore the individual functions of the Design Thinking methodology. This would have assisted the reader in further understanding the purposes of each stage. For example, Ballenger and Sinclair’s journal article entitled ‘Inclusive Design Thinking-Model for Inclusive Course Development’,…
Dear Kajsa,
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Your first paragraph grabs the reader and makes them question what they do, engaging them to critically think about this concept further.
An area in which you could improve could be to tease apart your position further. Instead of explaining what the referenced article covered, use this as an initial stepping stone and then utilise other scholarly articles to strengthen your position, or perhaps challenge your position further in order to support your argument. How will Design Thinking…