So interesting you bring up decolonization of design. Just yesterday I was reflecting on how my design philosophy, and how I know myself as a designer, is based primarily on the double diamond framework, researcher more specifically. But, I have had a passion as a researcher, and love for inquiry innate to everything I say and do, most of my life. So if the double diamond does not define me as a designer, or the design thinking approach then what does?
I have been challenging myself to step back and ask what does design really mean to me? Who am I as a designer?
That's a great insight Adam. You pose a great question for all us. What defines us as designers? Like you said it isn't design thinking or the double diamond, it isn't any framework we use, it definitely isn't the tools we use. You put it well, it is our curiosity, inquiry, empathy, creativity, and ability to connect with our common humanity that helps us design better experiences and outcomes. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
i love that reflection and you are brave to state it loudly. https://repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/etds/h989r4234 i believe it's ok for us to not be defined by a process. more specifically, i think the opportunity is for the practice to be emergent—constantly creating itself in the process of unfolding.
So interesting you bring up decolonization of design. Just yesterday I was reflecting on how my design philosophy, and how I know myself as a designer, is based primarily on the double diamond framework, researcher more specifically. But, I have had a passion as a researcher, and love for inquiry innate to everything I say and do, most of my life. So if the double diamond does not define me as a designer, or the design thinking approach then what does?
I have been challenging myself to step back and ask what does design really mean to me? Who am I as a designer?
That's a great insight Adam. You pose a great question for all us. What defines us as designers? Like you said it isn't design thinking or the double diamond, it isn't any framework we use, it definitely isn't the tools we use. You put it well, it is our curiosity, inquiry, empathy, creativity, and ability to connect with our common humanity that helps us design better experiences and outcomes. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
i love that reflection and you are brave to state it loudly. https://repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/etds/h989r4234 i believe it's ok for us to not be defined by a process. more specifically, i think the opportunity is for the practice to be emergent—constantly creating itself in the process of unfolding.
Thank you!