Iterative Design
Rather than a named school, iteration is treated as a core quality of design methodology, appearing in the book's account of cybernetic feedback loops, wicked-problem approaches, Agile and Lean Startup practices, and processes like GT2P's paracrafting.
The book treats iteration as a core operating quality of design methodology rather than a single named school: within the Observations Component, cybernetic feedback is described as "this iterative loop of observation-action-reflection" that "allows the design process to be self-correcting, adaptive, and responsive to the complexities and uncertainties inherent in real-world challenges," and "the cybernetic nature of observation emphasizes its iterative and adaptive quality." The Procedures Component frames addressing wicked problems as requiring a move "beyond linear processes towards more iterative, adaptive, and systemic methodologies." Outcomes are likewise described as functioning as "critical learning artifacts within the iterative cycle of design," citing Agile methodologies and Lean Startup principles. Within the Designerly sub-dimension, the Chilean collective GT2P's "paracrafting" process is described as synthesizing inputs "through an iterative cycle of prototyping and testing."
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Entries this one is tied to through the book.
Disciplines
- Systemic Design · both placed under Recursive Events
Methods
- Systemic Design · both placed under Recursive Events
Books and references
- Cradle to Cradle (book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart) · discussed together in section 127
- Design Methods 1: 200 ways to apply design thinking · discussed together in section 127
- Making Futures: Innovation, Design and Democracy · discussed together in section 126
- The Design of Everyday Things · discussed together in section 154
- The Story of Stuff · discussed together in section 154
Examples
- An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) · discussed together in section 154
- Cradle to Cradle (book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart) · discussed together in section 127
- "Declaration by Design: An Invitation to the New Liberal Arts" (Richard Buchanan) · discussed together in section 154
- GT2P (Great Things to People) — "Suple" Table · discussed together in section 131
- Silent Spring (Rachel Carson) · discussed together in section 154
In the Framework
- Observations Component
- Cybernetics · concept
- Procedures Component
- Wicked Problems · problem type
- Outcomes Component
- Designerly · element
In the book
- Chapter 12, section 118 · Cybernetics (Based on what?)
- Chapter 13, section 127 · Operative (How?)
- Chapter 13, section 131 · Core Dimension
- Chapter 16, section 154 · Our creations (What?)
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Methods