{"id":6858,"date":"2018-02-28T13:08:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=6858"},"modified":"2018-02-28T13:08:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:08:52","slug":"worth-sharing-why-design-thinking-is-bullshit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/28\/worth-sharing-why-design-thinking-is-bullshit\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth Sharing:\u00a0Why Design Thinking is bullshit"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/articles\/natasha-jen-pentagram-graphicdesign-230218\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/She_Says_List_img.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a Hat-Tip to <a href=\"http:\/\/theinnographer.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Bruton<\/a> for sharing this.<\/p>\n<p>This is yet another one of these &#8220;hot new terms&#8221; that people like to say in the hopes it will make them sound &#8220;with it&#8221;. It seems to be one of the current <a href=\"https:\/\/werklund.ucalgary.ca\/gpe\/programs-specializations\/master-education-med-interdisciplinary-route\/design-thinking-innovation#quickset-field_collection_quicktabs_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best-things-since-sliced-bread<\/a>, especially in education.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Design thinking is now being presented as a means to innovation, but poorly constructed courses only offer a shallow preface of the rigour in the design field. Falling to the ranks of instant weight-loss pills or books promising overnight wealth after reading, design thinking salesmen sell empty pledges to innocent companies looking for a quick fix. Two-day boot camps, hackathons and online courses vow to help generate product ideas like the iPhone. Pictures always show climatic brainstorming session giving participants the chance to let loose with their imagination on infamous rainbow post-its. Sometimes they show prototyping sessions with hot glue and Legos to visualise the next big thing to deliver on that ROI. But if the course ends with lingering confusion, disillusioned attendees will fail to see the true value that design can bring.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/articles\/natasha-jen-pentagram-graphicdesign-230218\">It&#8217;s Nice That | Why Design Thinking is bullshit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-6858'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6858);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6858);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(6858);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>With a Hat-Tip to Alex Bruton for sharing this. This is yet another one of these &#8220;hot new terms&#8221; that people like to say in the hopes it will make them sound &#8220;with it&#8221;. It seems to be one of &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/02\/28\/worth-sharing-why-design-thinking-is-bullshit\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,369,81],"tags":[388,41,389,15],"class_list":["post-6858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academia","category-higher-education","category-information-technology","tag-academia","tag-education","tag-educational-technology","tag-higher-education"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1MC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4798,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/18\/walking-the-talk-signature-pedagogies-and-metateaching-in-graduate-level-education-courses\/","url_meta":{"origin":6858,"position":0},"title":"Walking the Talk : Signature Pedagogies and Metateaching in Graduate-Level Education Courses","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's another fairly recent talk, also from CNIE 2014. [P] Presentation Becker, K. (2014) Walking the Talk : Signature Pedagogies and Metateaching in Graduate-Level Education Courses, CNIE 2014 Confluences: Spaces, Places & Cultures for Innovative Learning, Kamloops, BC, May 13-16, 2014 Canadian Network for Innovation In Education (CNIE) Abstract Many\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6994,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/08\/13\/just-in-time-for-the-start-of-term-the-guide-to-simulations-and-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":6858,"position":1},"title":"Just in time for the start of term&#8230;The Guide to Simulations and Games","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"August 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Available for a limited time for $9.99(US) with this coupon.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7164,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/12\/08\/worth-sharing-another-nail-in-the-coffin-for-learning-styles-students-did-not-benefit-from-studying-according-to-their-supposed-learning-style\/","url_meta":{"origin":6858,"position":2},"title":"Worth Sharing: \u201cAnother nail in the coffin for learning styles\u201d \u2013\u00a0students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning style","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"December 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I am glad to see more evidence against this notion. It's almost always a good idea to provide learning material in a variety of forms, but that's not the same as \"learning styles\". \u00a0It may now be time to bury the learning styles myth once and for all. By Christian\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7177,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/12\/16\/worth-sharing-students-arent-learning-enough-a-brewing-crisis-in-higher-education\/","url_meta":{"origin":6858,"position":3},"title":"Worth Sharing: Students aren&#8217;t learning enough &#8211; a brewing crisis in higher education","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"December 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Too many graduates are not prepared to think critically and creatively, speak and write cogently, solve problems, comprehend complex issues, accept accountability, take the perspective of others, or meet employer expectations. What are YOU doing in your classes to address that? Indeed, higher education globally continues to follow a relatively\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5143,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/07\/22\/on-publication-in-academia\/","url_meta":{"origin":6858,"position":4},"title":"On Publication in Academia","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Running Towards Publication, Then Walking Away \u2013 Culture Digitally. This article caught my eye for a number of reasons. For one thing, I'm just finishing a book and so I'm thinking about this a fair bit, but for another, I do not have a permanent position at any institution, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Book_Collage-200x200.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7144,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/11\/21\/worth-sharing-turn-your-classroom-irritation-into-compassion\/","url_meta":{"origin":6858,"position":5},"title":"Worth Sharing: Turn Your Classroom Irritation Into Compassion","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"November 21, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s all too easy to be annoyed by students\u2019 questions, until you realize their confusion might be your fault. Source: Turn Your Classroom Irritation Into Compassion There is a course at my former school that all computer science majors are required to pass for their degree. The course was created\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Academia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Academia","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/academia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6860,"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6858\/revisions\/6860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}