A blog about design at the OU.
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Realising the potential of design thinking
DesignAndThinking -YouTube This documentary, directed by Mu-Ming Tsai, explores the role and value of design thinking in society. It draws on conversations with a range of commentators including David Kelly, D.School Stanford; Tim Brown, IDEO; Udaya Patnaik, Jump Associates; and Richard Grefé, Aiga. The film is over an hour long but worth investing the time in as it does a great job […]
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Haptics in education
Haptics in Education Digital Touch at a distance. The field of design is a difficult discipline to facilitate at a distance due to the practical nature of what is known as “studio” or “in house” practice. Introducing haptics to distance learning, with particular reference to the discipline of design and the future of online applied […]
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The actual and the future: on co-evolution
We love to ponder about the nature of designing, design behaviours, processes and practices. What is it we do and how do we do it? Eventually, we want to improve how designing is taught and learned. In a meeting, Theo quickly visualised his understanding of design activity, moving from actual and possibly flawed states to […]
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Hello design world!
We have done it! Design @ Open is live. This blog reports about things Design academics at the Design Group, School of Engineering and Innovation at the Open University are up to, think, learn, experience, experiment and tinker with. In short, this blog is about everything that is important and current in design at the OU. […]
