Abstract
This paper considers the field of Design Thinking using the concept of utopia. This concept is applied loosely and suggestively to try to raise questions about how Design Thinking is represented in pedagogic terms and how it is connected to and informed by the wider and more 'populist' discursive sphere. Design Thinking is emerging as an academic discipline yet it is also a 'buzzword' characterised by hyperbole and overblown claims to its impact and efficacy. We might assume that Design Thinking in the classroom is informed by rigorous academic discipline and therefore distinct from the sphere of the buzzword. But are they distinct? How do the two relate to one another in practice? This paper will suggest that there is evidence of seepage between the academic and popular language and that the utopian project found in populist discourse does inform academic accounts as well.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2017 |
Editors | Christophe Loue, Sonia Ben Slimane, Sonia Ben Slimane |
Publisher | Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited |
Pages | 819-822 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781911218555 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 12th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2017 - Paris, France Duration: 21 Sept 2017 → 22 Sept 2017 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE |
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Volume | 2017-September |
ISSN (Print) | 2049-1050 |
Conference
Conference | 12th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2017 |
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Country/Territory | France |
City | Paris |
Period | 21/09/17 → 22/09/17 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Design thinking
- Pedagogy
- Utopia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation
- Strategy and Management