Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 2019

Literature Review: Design Thinking and Place

Trinity Overmyer Purdue University West Lafayette ; Erin Brock Carlson West Virginia University

Abstract

Design-thinking frameworks help professionals to design solutions for complex problems. Design processes take into account the context of a problem, and among these contextual factors is place. Because place is relational, capturing dynamic relationships between other factors of design problems, it deserves special attention from stakeholders trying to tackle wicked problems. This literature review elaborates on the relationship between place and design thinking, focusing on the importance of privileging place in user-centered design processes.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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2019-10-01
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10.1177/1050651919854079
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  1. Coyle et al. (2026)
    Surveys as UXR: Using Design Thinking to Shape a Survey-Based UX Assessment for…
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    Tuning to Place: Using Photos to Better Understand Problems in Technical Commun…
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  4. Madson (2023)
    You Shall Not Pass? The Design of Age Gates in an Emerging Cannabis Market
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    Pasts and Futures of Design Thinking: Implications for Technical Communication
    IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

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