Introduction to Design Thinking Rev

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Prof M P RanjanProfessor - Design Chair

CEPT University

Ahmedabad, India

[email protected]

www.designforindia.com

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Introduction to Design Thinking

City as a Resource:Design is an activity that can happen only with reference

to its own particular time, place and context.

Ahmedabad city will be the context and 2014 to 2020 the

frame of reference.

Course Concept and Outline


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Designis a very old human activity that started when mankindattempted to change their environment for their well being and to

enhance their ability to protect themselves.

Designevolved gradually and reached a very high level of renementin our villages and our traditional societies in the pre-industrial age.This craft based evolution was shaped by the interplay of time and theingenuity of the local craftsmanship and leadership. This created a vastbody of traditional wisdom, that is today still embedded in the rural andvillage life in places such as India.

Designis a product of thought and deliberate action that is composedby intentions and imagination and its effects are rened by explorationsand sensitive judgments.Design is now recognised at a strategic levelas a modern human activity that can help create the components,

artefacts, messages, spaces, ventures, organisations, systems, services,strategies and governance of the future all within the constraintsof our given context. The future is unknowable by any scienticinvestigation but it can be envisaged, visualised and responsibly chosenby us through the use of design visualisation of scenarios and with theapplication of ethical design judgment.

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A: Key Concepts & Lectures on DesignThinking

1. What is Design Thinking?

2. Styles of Design Thinking

3. Goal Seeking & Setting Research4. Understanding Context

5. Visual Mapping & Resource Mapping

6. Categories and Trends

7. Compositions and Judgements

8. Opportunity Mapping and Scenario Visualisation9. Communications and Reection

10. Presentations with Business Models

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Lectures

Course would be

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B: Some Suggested Initiatives1. Food preparation and delivery2. Healthcare opportunities3. Urban Mobility challenges

4. Entertainment and the City5. Public Spaces Utilisation6. Tourism and Heritage offerings7. Events and Festivals8. Education related needs9. Urban Farming Trends10. Garbage and Urban Hygiene

11. Web Enabled Services12. Library & Knowledge Services13. Music Events and Competitions14. Social Networks for City Governance15. Riverfront Opportunities16. BRTS support Services

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City as a Resource:Design is an activity that can happen only with reference to its

own particular time, place and context.Ahmedabad city will be the context and 2014 to 2020 the frame

of reference.

Studio Themes

Class would be divided

into Groups of 8 to

12 students each.

The teams would

choose a theme for

the assignments

that are integrated

with the lectures and

presentations. Reading

assignments and

domain research are

recommended.


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Design Thinker & Author of blog Design for IndiaAhmedabad

Prof M P Ranjan is a design thinker with 40 years of experience in designeducation and practice in association with the National Institute of Design. Hehelped visualize and set up two new design schools in India, one for the craftssector, the IICD Jaipur and the other for the bamboo sector, the BCDI Agartala.His book Handmade in India is a comprehensive resource on the hand craftssector of Indiaand was created as a platform for the building of a vibrantcreative economy based on the crafts skills and resources identied therein.

His book on bamboo opened up new frontiers for design exploration in India.He has explored bamboo as a designer material for social transformation.Bamboo has been positioned as a sustainable material of the future throughhis work spread over three decades.His work in design education coveredmany subjects including Design Thinking, Data Visualisation, InteractionDesign and Systems Design

His blog Designfor India has become a major platform for Indian design

discourse. http://www.design-for-india.blogspot.com

He is on the Governing Council of the IICD, Jaipur and advises other designschools in India and abroad. He lives and works from Ahmedabad in India. Hehas been acknowledged by peers as one of the international thought leadersin Design Thinking today.

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