Design and Design Thinking in Business and Management Higher Education

Matthews, Judy; Wrigley, Cara

doi:10.5204/jld.v9i3.294

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“…Several studies show that the use of design thinking is also effective in education, especially in social and business studies (Matthews & Wrigley, 2017). The method is successfully used for the development of the so-called soft skills: communication, negotiation, understanding of the needs of other people, working in teams, decision making etc.…”

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Pedagogical approaches to problem solving in higher education

Vintere¹

2019

Research for Rural Development

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One of the most often mentioned competence in the surveyed literature is problem solving. It is also one of the key skills for the sustainable development of society. The article includes analysis of pedagogical approaches like project-based, problem-based learning and enquiry-based learning, as well as describes the use of design thinking as one of the problem solving approaches in higher education. As mathematics studies at universities play an important role in developing problem solving skills, an empirical study was carried out to identify the pedagogical approaches used by mathematics teachers and to illustrate the development of problem solving skills in mathematics studies at universities in Latvia. It includes a survey of mathematics teachers in Latvia aimed at identifying their experience in implementing different pedagogical approaches to mathematics and assessing the extent to which these methods help develop problem solving skills. The answers of mathematics teachers show that problem solving skills are developed at the middle level, which means only for the use in a certain situation (that is slightly different from previously known). The most effective approach to promoting problem-solving skills is the so-called context approach, which means focusing on the practical task related to a specialty. In the empirical study self-assessment method is used and the results are based only on respondents' opinion.

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Pedagogical approaches to problem solving in higher education

Vintere¹

2019

Research for Rural Development

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“…Design thinking has been identified as making valuable contributions to business and management, and the numbers of higher education programs that teach design thinking to business students, managers and executives are growing (Nielsen & Stovang, 2015, pp. 977-991;Matthews & Wrigley, 2017, pp. 41-54).…”

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Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Management Sciences

Grębosz-Krawczyk

Otto

2018

Journal of Intercultural Management

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Objective: The objective of the paper is to present the chosen innovative pedagogical approaches of teaching in the area of management science and their practical application in the educational process at the Lodz University of Technology, as well as to discuss the opinions of students and managers concerning the innovative pedagogical approaches of teaching. Methodology: The first stage of research was conducted among 200 young respondents (19-24 years old), students of Lodz University of Technology (Poland) in the second and third quarters of 2018. During the research, the indirect method of gathering information, i.e. using a survey technique was applied. The survey was conducted among the students with the application of the techniques of personal survey, electronic survey and paper survey. The second stage of research was conducted among 50 managers of medium and large companies in Poland in the second and third quarters of 2018. The choice of companies to be studied was a deliberate one. During this stage of research, the indirect method of gathering information – using a survey technique was applied. The survey was conducted among the managers with the application of the techniques of personal survey, electronic survey and paper survey. The Likert scale was used for evaluation. Findings: The situation on the labour market, as well as the development of the market of educational services and the development of new technologies cause changes in both the offer and the quality of teaching. In order to increase the quality of the educational offer and the degree of satisfaction of students and employers, universities introduce new teaching methods and new didactic tools based on the creative pedagogical approaches. The research results confirm the positive evaluation of Problem-based learning and Design Thinking approaches by students and companies representatives. However, closer cooperation between university and companies is expected both by students and managers. Value Added: In this paper, apart from presenting the theoretical and practical possibilities of using Problem-based learning and Design Thinking approaches of teaching in the area of management science, the opinions of students and companies’ representatives were also presented. Recommendations: Effective teaching in the field of management at the universities is a difficult and complex process. Management is − by its character − closely related to business practice. Therefore, a management graduate should, in addition to having theoretical knowledge, be prepared to solve real problems in the enterprise.

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“…Meinel and Leifer (2010, p.xiv) postulated that design thinking "creates a vibrant interactive environment that promotes learning through rapid conceptual prototyping." By analyzing common approaches, definitions, and toolboxes of design thinking, the following key issues of design thinking seem to be noteworthy (Carlgren et al, 2016a(Carlgren et al, , 2016bMatthews and Wrigley, 2017):…”

Section: Designerly Thinking and Design Thinkingmentioning

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Design Thinking in Leading European Companies—Organizational and Spatial Issues

Seifried

Wasserbaech²

2019

jim

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In the last decade, design thinking has been discussed as a new paradigm for dealing with complex business problems. The implementation of design thinking is linked with substantial changes in the organizational culture, and becomes visible in new approaches to designing office and learning spaces. To analyze proponents’ perspectives on the implementation process, we adapted Schein’s (1990, 2017) approach of different layers of an organizational culture. In general, two layers in an organization are addressed, namely visible artifacts and behaviors, as well as basic principles to think about approaches to deal with business problems (mindset). In total, eight semi-structured expert interviews were conducted with proponents to learn more about the implementation of design thinking and the architecture of related office spaces. The findings suggest that design thinking addresses both aspects—the provision and inner design of physical space as well as a change of mindset.

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Design and Design Thinking in Business and Management Higher Education

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Cited by 78 publications

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Pedagogical approaches to problem solving in higher education

Pedagogical approaches to problem solving in higher education

Innovative Pedagogical Approaches in Management Sciences

Design Thinking in Leading European Companies—Organizational and Spatial Issues

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