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Large-Scale Interdisciplinary Design Thinking for Dealing with Twenty-First Century Problems and Opportunities

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Creativity, Design Thinking and Interdisciplinarity

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This analysis extends creative design thinking to the macro-level, applying it to the enormous problems and opportunities generated by twenty-first century globalization. Today’s macroproblems and macro-opportunities require creative, interdisciplinary thinking, and collaboration to enable individuals and teams to address the dogmatism that hinders perception of the complexity embedded in complex issues. Suggestions are made for grappling with dogmatism. Examples of interdisciplinary projects aimed at large-scale creative design thinking are provided. Some barriers to creative interdisciplinary work are examined. Finally, the use of visual–metaphorical artistic design is explored as a strategy for simplifying and synthesizing complex ideas and strengthening interdisciplinary creative design thinking.

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Ambrose, D. (2017). Large-Scale Interdisciplinary Design Thinking for Dealing with Twenty-First Century Problems and Opportunities. In: Darbellay, F., Moody, Z., Lubart, T. (eds) Creativity, Design Thinking and Interdisciplinarity. Creativity in the Twenty First Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7524-7_3

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