wwj51: The Thinking of Design Thinking. Philosophy of the frame by fieke sluijs

Fieke says: Let’s explore thinking in design thinking. Let’s take it one step further than we usually do and try to discover the value of philosophy for our practice. Sometimes it is argued design thinking is actually design doing. In this webjam we emphasize the thinking part.

During the webjam we will use Derrida’s philosophy of the frame and his notion of ‘deconstruction’ to boost our thinking in order to generate inspiring frames.

As design thinkers we generate multiple perspectives on a problem and its context, a process we call ‘framing’. We recognize the value of framing. More interesting frames lead to better designs. We assume there is always another unique frame that could shine a new light on the situation. But how far can we stretch our thoughts about how to view a situation or an object? Is this an infinite thinking space?