Interactions Experiences * People * Technology
interactions, XVII.2
interactions: Exploring Aspects of Design Thinking
Richard Anderson, Jon Kolko
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This issue is about a new intellectualism of design - one that embraces discourse, dialogue, systems thinking, and the larger role of designers in shaping culture. From topics of gender, to criticism, to research we hope this issue challenges you to think deeply about design.

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On Design Thinking
Badly needed in business decision making, and perhaps the next pervasive human literacy.
Tools and Techniques to Facilitate and Improve Design
From the pragmatic to the theoretical...
Challenges to Design Research
Wake-up calls for what is considered to be a fundamental part of design thinking.

Feature
Evolution of the Mind: A Case for Design Literacy
Chris Pacione
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(P)review:
Design Thinking in Stereo: Brown and Martin
Paula Thornton
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Designing Interactions at Work: Applying Design to Discussions, Meetings and Relationships
Roger Martin, Jennifer Riel
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Column: Between The Lines
From Davis to David: Lessons from Improvisation
Liz Danzico
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Mobilizing Attention: Storytelling for Innovation
Jeffrey Kim, Caroline Dombrowski, Arnold Lund
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Designing for Patterns of User Experience: Software and Architecture - Pattern Languages and the User
Alan Blackwell, Sally Fincher
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Interaction Criticism: Three Readings of an Interaction Design, and What They Get Us
Jeffrey Bardzell, Jay Bolter, Jonas Lowgren
Column: The Way I See It
Technology First, Needs Last: The Research-Product Gulf
Don Norman
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An Introduction to Casual Data, and How it's Changing Everything
Lauren Serota, Dan Rockwell
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The Essence of Interaction Design Research: A Call for Consistency
Sam Ladner
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Gender Issues
Questions of gender, identity, and empowerment provoked by design and technology.
On the Role and Design of Social Media and Enhanced Technology
The nature of technology and people, and the often strange and trying relationship between the two.
Timelines Update
A historical commentary on the nature of professional organizations.

Column: Ps and Qs
Sugared Puppy Dog Tails: Gender and Design
Elizabeth Churchill
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Forum: Sustainably Ours
The Lens of Feminist HCI in the Context of Sustainable Interaction Design
Shaowen Bardzell, Eli Blevis
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MyMeal: An Interactive User-Tailored Meal Visualization Tool for Teenagers with Eating Disorders
Desmond Balance, Jodie Jenkinson
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Forum: Interacting with Public Policy
From Bowling Alone to Tweeting Together: Technology- Mediated Social Participation
Harry Hochheiser, Ben Shneiderman
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Forum: Under Development
Ubuntu in the Network: Humanness in Social Capital in Rural Africa
N.J. Bidwell
Forum: Lifelong Interactions
Only Robots on the Inside
Ryan Wistort
Forum: Timelines
What a Wonderful Critter: Orphans Find a Home
Jonathan Grudin

Interactions Cafe

Servin' up pipin' hot interactions...
Column: interactions cafe
On Design Thinking, Business, the Arts, STEM ...
Jon Kolko, Richard Anderson
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Jon and Richard got together to chat about art, science, design, funding, and the state of our professional industry and cultural responsibilities.

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