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.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2019-10-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651919854079
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (3)

  1. Sarraf (2024)
    Tying Creative Problem-Solving to Social Justice Work in Technical and Professi…
    Technical Communication Quarterly
  2. Carlson et al. (2023)
    Tuning to Place: Using Photos to Better Understand Problems in Technical Commun…
    Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  3. Madson (2023)
    You Shall Not Pass? The Design of Age Gates in an Emerging Cannabis Market
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Cites in this index (2)

  1. Rose (2016)
    Design as Advocacy
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  2. Wickman (2014)
    Wicked Problems in Technical Communication
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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