ACM Interactions

Authors:
Richard Anderson, Jon Kolko

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Popular discussion of "design thinking" has reached a point of frenzy. Unfortunately, there is often little depth to the discussion, and for many, the topic remains elusive and vague. While each issue of interactions has included articles about or reflecting the application of design thinking, this issue addresses the topic a bit more directly. We open with Chris Pacione, who believes there are likely to be profound benefits if design thinking becomes the next pervasive human literacy. "In the end, I do think pervasive competency in the collaborative and iterative skills of 'looking' and 'making' to understand and advance…

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