Helen Walters


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  • "Hi Christian -- I agree with you, and tried to make clear in my brief presentation at this event that my experience/context has been covering the business angle of the discussion (based on my experience at BusinessWeek.) Many people seem to view "design thinking" as a marketing tool to wedge designers into a more strategic conversation. I don't think it's as simple as that, nor do I think it's at all helpful for anyone to talk about the "magic" of design, which belittles the discipline and befuddles all those trying to understand it. Anyway, thanks for flagging. I try to keep up with the debate, but if you have any particular sources you think are worth reading, I for one would love to know about them. Thanks, Helen"
    on: Bill's Design Talks: Is it time to rebrand Design Thinking?
  • "@James, I totally see how that happened. The lack of context and information really drove me up the wall. @sjh, you're right, I do have a strong point of view ;) However, I'm certainly not saying that couture-style creativity or unfettered thinking have no place in design. Quite the opposite. As I wrote, I really like Arad's chair, which was a great, witty solution for a very specific challenge. My problem is that by dressing up objects such as those on show here as "paradesign" -- something other than design -- the curators unwittingly undermine and devalue the profession as a whole. I get that they almost certainly didn't mean to do that, but I also think it's super unhelpful."
    on: Para-huh? The last thing the design world needs is more subcategories
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