Design thinking, innovation and user experience
In simple words, system thinking means understanding the big picture of the current situation through recognizing its different elements, how they interact with each other from one side and external systems from another. For example, the car is considered a system which consists of many elements that interact with each other to achieve its main purpose; moving from point A …
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Over the course of understanding the challenges that face design industry in the Middle East and North Africa, we established the Design MENA section where we try to address the issues related to design in this area of the world. According to a previous study that I wrote for the Design Management Review, Barriers Facing Design, and Creativity in the …
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In a conversation with one of my friends about the problems that designers face in their professional life, she highlighted that while designers may get good design-related skills during design education, they lack other skills that are needed in the typical work environment. For example, designers may only think of their tasks without considering the whole project requirements. Designers may …
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One of the questions commonly asked by young, talented designers and students who dream of design as their future career is, “How do I learn design?” The questions are also commonly phrased, “How do I improve my design skills?” While the answer to this question is literally straightforward in many countries outside the Middle East, especially in Europe and United …
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