Tag Archives: Design

Design against climate change – suggestions for a project?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by J. M. Korhonen

They say crowdsourcing is the thing nowadays, so let’s try it out. A friend in California, who happens to be an excellent industrial designer, has for quite some time been interested in climate change and related issues. Recently, he asked … Continue reading →

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Is there such a thing as radical innovation?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by J. M. Korhonen

Recently, I came across a working paper by two very big names in design/innovation research – Donald A. Norman and Roberto Verganti. The paper was very interesting, not the least since the hill-climbing paradigm of innovation presented therein is almost … Continue reading →

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Theories of design – is design problem-solving?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by J. M. Korhonen

The field of design theory is separated to two warring camps. On the one side are people following Donald Schön’s (1983) “Reflective Practitioner;” an epistemology of practice based on a close examination of what different practicioners actually do. On the … Continue reading →

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