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Below are more articles which are free for you to download for even further reading:
Beckman-Barry Innovation as a Learning Process: Embedding Design Thinking
Carlgen-Rauth_Elmquist Framing Design Thinking: The Concept in Idea and Enactment
Kolko: Design Thinking Comes of Age
Liedtka: Innovative ways companies are using design thinking
Darden working paper: Exploring the Impact of Design Thinking in Action
An Introduction to Design Thinking
“Human-centered design is a philosophy, not a precise set of methods, but one that assumes that innovation should start by getting close to users and observing their activities.” –
Donald A. Norman
You want to broaden your methodological horizons, need some hands-on moment alongside all your conceptual and theoretical efforts in academia, or wonder how innovations are approached? Then this workshop is right for you. Proper Design Thinking processes require time, but we will make the most of our 3 hours together. In addition to an introduction, we will collaboratively dive into a group exercise called 'Design Dash' and conclude with a short outlook (see agenda below). Please sign up beforehand, as spots are limited due to the group work.
Who can participate?
This introduction is for everyone, regardless of your discipline or experience level (undergraduate, postgraduate, or department staff), as diversity in teams is one of the three key principles of Design Thinking. However, be warned, this might be a bit basic for those already familiar with Design Thinking, as it is a brief and introductory session. Nonetheless, experienced individuals are more than welcome to join and share their insights with the approach. If you have any questions in advance, please don’t hesitate to contact Madita at madita.olvermann@tu-braunschweig.de.
Timings
1.00pm Welcome & Introduction to Design Thinking
2.00pm Hands on: Design Dash in Groups of 4-6 people
3.30pm Reflection & Closing with outlook on methods and case example
4.00pm Event Finishes
Tuesday 16 April
1.00pm - 4.00pm
B.linc Workshop, Lincoln University
About Our Speaker
Madita Olvermann
M.Sc. Madita Olvermann is a trained work and organizational psychologist, holding degrees from TU Braunschweig (Germany) and Lund University (Sweden). She is currently completing her PhD at the Institute of Psychology at TU Braunschweig on a human-centered perspective on a futuristic transition pathway at the intersection of energy and the agricultural sector. She received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service and is currently working as a Visiting Researcher at the Centre of Excellence in Transformative Agribusiness. Madita is passionate about the agricultural sector and the added value of individual insights from a psychological perspective within it. Over the past three years, she worked as a Research Associate and lecturer and has been involved in various projects, including a futuristic, interdisciplinary project focused on the application of renewable energies for electrified machinery in Germany. Additionally, she has taught students from different disciplines with a focus on interdisciplinary and intercultural competencies. Madita also completed a three-year trainer license program for soft skills training, with a specific focus on Design Thinking.