Developing Universal Visual Tools For Facilitating Multi-Disciplinary Design Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary design thinking is the current standard of graphic design collaboration for intensive, large-scope projects. However, professionals from varied design fields generate solutions using different visual tools outside of multi-disciplinary collaboration. Developing universal visual tools that are understood by all design professionals will efficiently and effectively facilitate multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Outline
I. Overview of Design Thinking (Brown)
A. Components of a Design Thinking Team (Golsby-Smith)
B. Interdisciplinary Design in Education and Business (Boylston, IDEO, Martin, Stanford)
1. Multi-disciplinary Design Thinking
II. Understanding Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
A. Distinguishing Complexities (Conklin)
1. Social Complexities
2. Technical Complexities
B. Communication Terminology Between Disciplines
C. Learning Styles Shape Individual Decisions
1. Different Meanings, Uses, Values (Sternberg)
2. Behavior & Communication Apprehension (Russ)
D. Problem-Solving: Simple Problems vs. Wicked Problems
1. Breaking a Complex System Into Smaller Problems
2. Understanding a Wicked Problem Due To Problem-Solutions
IV. Building Collaboration & Motivation
A. Team Goals, Expectations, Values & Competencies (Camillus)
B. Thinking Creatively Within the Rules (Kahdemian)
C. Gathering & Organizing Input
1. Internal & External Input: Stakeholders & Team Participants (Citera)
2. Knowledge vs. Information (Khademian)
B. Visualizing Roles & Strategies (Fink, Galvin, Khademian)
V. Identifying Existing Design-Related Visual Models
A. Problem-Solving Visual Models (Bagnall, Beinhocker, Dubberly, Visocky)
1. Flow Charts, Graphs, Information Literacy Models, Iterative Design Models,
Mind Maps, Pie Charts, Psychographics, Qualitative & Quantitative Models,
Sketches, Storyboards, Task Analysis, Word Lists, etc.
B. Contextual Design Models (Holzblatt)
1. Five Work Models: Flow, Cultural, Sequence, Physical, Artifact
C. Creating, Interpreting and Relaying Models During Collaboration
IV. Conclusion
A. Understanding Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
B. Building Collaboration & Motivation
C. Exploring Visual Models & Making Connections
Toward Developing Universal Visual Tools
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