Design and Design Thinking in Business and Management Higher Education

Judy Matthews; Cara Wrigley

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Design and Design Thinking in Business and Management Higher Education

Judy Matthews, Cara Wrigley

Abstract

Design and design thinking have 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. However multiple definitions of design thinking and the range of perspectives have created some confusion about potential pathways. This paper examines notions of design and design thinking and uses these definitions to identify themes in higher educational programs. We present the findings from an initial exploratory investigation of design and design thinking in higher education business programs and define four distinct educational approaches around human centred innovation, integrative thinking, design management and design as strategy. Potential directions for management education programs are presented.

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Keywords design thinking, management education, business schools, higher education

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