Key Points Design thinking is a human-centric approach to product development. Useful software tools streamline many of the phases of the design thinking process. Effective design thinking tools allow ...

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

Harvard Business Review lauds the collaborative prompt “How might we” (HMW) as the “one secret phrase that all top innovators use.” And it’s certainly known as the quickest way to shift design teams ...

Design thinking is a problem-solving process that encourages us to rethink the world and how people connect through products, systems or institutions. Leading brands globally use design thinking to ...

Journal of Educational Measurement, Vol. 54, No. 1, Special Issue: Collaborative Educational Assessments (Spring 2017), pp. 12-35 (24 pages) Collaborative problem solving is a complex skill set that ...

As design education becomes increasingly digital, educators face the challenge of integrating powerful simulation and modelling software without overwhelming students. Adalberto Tamez Alanis offers gu ...

In this article, you’ll learn (or remember) what is the one thing you need to start solving any problem. I wrote this originally for a talk I gave a while ago, and I also posted a video on my youtube ...

When I joined Machine Design three years ago, my No.1 goal was to expand my knowledge of engineering best practices and its relationship to the manufacturing industry. To be successful, I would need ...

The environmental products of design major creates design leaders prepared to take on challenges facing humanity and our environment(s) through the rigorous development of design solutions. Students ...