Article "Design Thinking and the Wicked Problem of Teaching Writing"

Ayu Rina Dwi Utari
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"Design Thinking and the Wicked Problem of Teaching Writing"

In this article he explore how the tenets of design thinking as described by Richard Buchanan, Nigel Cross, Lucy Kimbell, Tim Brown and others might be applied to writing instruction. He argue that design thinking, a human-centered approach to designing innovative solutions in response to wicked problems, can help close the gap between writing inside and outside of school and prepare students to participate in a future of writing. More specifically, he recommend that we apply design thinking to writing classes by 1) teaching writing as a design process, 2) creating wicked writing assignments, 3) encouraging writing in teams, and 4) fostering experimentation through prototyping.