Blame theories and design practices, criticise political economy, subvert the status quo. Keep designing.
Research Paper on Academia:
Interpreting controversial political art through relational aesthetics
Wicked, entrapped designers
The methodology and application of design thinking have been misconstrued especially within the industrial design, engineering and marketing industries. The creation of working hypotheses entrap designers into solving problems that are inherently unsolvable. In the 25 years since Buchanan’s article was published design thinking has gone from buzzword to becoming criticised for its hollow application.