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from concept to capability: developing design thinking in a professional services firm
from concept to capability: developing design thinking in a professional services firm
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from concept to capability:
developing
design thinking
in a professional services firm
Zaana Howard
Swinburne University of Technology | Australia
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design thinking is…
a human centred & collaborative
approach to problem solving using a
designerly mindset to solve complex
business, organisational and social
problems.
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design thinking practice in
complex organisations
challenges:
§ integrating design thinking
§ building design thinking capability
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research questions
§ how is design thinking capability
developed both individually and
organisationally within a large
complex organisation?
§ how is design thinking practice
integrated into organisational work
practices?
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case
Deloitte Australia
§ introduced design thinking in early 2011
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ethnographic methods
§ 250hrs of participant observation
§ 34 semi structured interviews
§ a collection of artefacts
§ data collected June to September
2011
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analysis
§ constant comparative method
from grounded theory
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three primary themes
developing design thinking as:
concept, capability and practice
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design thinking concept
where does it fit?
ubiquity ≠ understanding
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design thinking capability
§ the inexpert expert
§ developing design
thinking skills
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design thinking practice
§ design thinking and ‘training’
§ supporting design thinking practice
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integrating design
thinking requires:
moving from concept to capability
to practice at an individual and
organisational level
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integrating design
thinking requires:
a sustained learning program
supported with experienced design
thinking professionals
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integrating design
thinking requires:
§ long term commitment – #
it won’t happen overnight
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15.
questions?
zaana howard
associate lecturer | Queensland University of Technology
phd candidate | Swinburne University of Technology
z.howard@qut.edu.au
zaanahoward.com
@zaana
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