Frame InnovationKees Dorst
Frame Innovation
by Kees Dorst · first published 2015
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There is Frame Innovation by Kees Dorst. It takes at look at complex problems NOT by slicing them up and trying to solve each ‘slice’ but rather tries to look at the entire situation as a whole and -with your team- formulate a…
on “Ask HN: Solving problems by mapping to other problems that we know how to solve” ↗…search for solutions. 3. Use true "design thinking" which is abductive reasoning and reframing. For more on what exactly that is, and how to do it, I recommend the writing of Kees Dorst in his book "Frame Innovation". "Universal Traveler" is another good resource. https://www.amazon.com/Frame-Innovation-Create-Thinking-Desi... https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Traveler-Soft-Systems-Creat... Here's a good video…
on “Ask HN: How do you approach a problem you are not sure has a solution?” ↗…creativity-making machine. Again sadly, it doesn't work. In order to benefit from design thinking, it is important look at it from the perspective of problem framing before the solution framing. You can check the Frame Innovation by Kees Dorst, who is built on the philosophy of Thomas Khun. Another thing is that design thinking is sold as a process where we as desigenrs never think this way. The IDEO drove this approach to make…
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