Adding rigour to design thinking

What happens when you meet with an applied academic, realist evaluator, business analyst, and social return on investment consultant?

Design thinking is not enough

We respond to an article by Tim Brown and Jocelyn Wyatt on design thinking as a tool for social innovation, arguing that design thinking alone can’t solve social problems.

(Un)resolving social problems with design thinking

Wired’s attempt to solve a pressing social problem through design thinking actually shows the limits of design thinking.

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