Materials and Processes

Materials and Processes (w/ link to wordpress website by Henning Johansen):

Mostly in Norwegian, but useful for many in our network, and last updated around 2019/2020 (see website for background and contact info to Henning if available):

https://materialteknologi.wordpress.com/

Design Thinking (w/ paper and extended model by Morten Sagstuen)

"The Extended Design Thinking Model" - the well known methodology and philosophy and visual model including "design for manufacture" and the goals of circular manufacturing.

"Design Thinking can be viewed as a process consisting of several stages or phases, typically represented
as a linear process, however it can also be represented as a non
linear model. The phases usually include
empathy, understanding, mapping, defining the
problem, generating ideas for various solutions,
prototyping, and testing of solutions."

Morten Sagstuen/ (see paper)

"ABSTRACT 
Design Thinking, also known as Design Driven Innovation, is an approach to encourage innovation within
education, business, and public institutions. Over time, several variations of "Design Thinking" have been
developed, the underlying philosophy is largely the same with some variations in content, processes, and
methodology. The aim of describing and visualizing this variant of the model is to contribute to an
increased understanding and use of Design Thinking as a methodology and as a process. The focus in
developing this extended version has been to make it a holistic didactic and pedagogical tool in the
educating of students. It has been developed to adapt and include the complexity involved in
transitioning to more circular economy and production than we have today. The graphical model is
designed to visualize and clarify the technological aspect and its connection to the circular economy and
a more sustainable production as the comprehensive goal. The design and content of the model are not
general, but tailored to studies in Industrial Design, Product Design, and Industrial Design Engineering.
Currently the model is used in the Bachelor program Product Design and Technology at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Gjøvik. Along with its underlying methods and processes,
the graphical model serves as a didactic framework for conducting courses and for creating new content
to develop a forward looking curriculum in Product Design and Technology.

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