When Designers are Non-designers: Open Endedness vs. Structure of Design Tools

Culén, Alma Leora; Gasparini, Andrea A.; Minaříková, Pavla; Novotný, Roman; Pandey, Sumit; Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ladislava
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2016
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http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-54151

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1366986

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2016. 2016, 3-11
Abstract
In this paper, we explore types of toolsets that are suitable for design thinking processes, when design teams consist of non-designers. We have conducted a series of workshops to experiment with open-ended, semi-structured and structured tools, using design thinking for libraries as a research case. Our results clearly indicate that semi-structured tools fare best regarding variety of outputs, breadth of ideas and engagement of participants.