Design Thinking

Engineers use design thinking to creatively problem-solve and innovate throughout the engineering design process.

Design thinking is a way of looking at and tackling real-world problems that we experience in our everyday lives, and greatly need solutions for – especially the "wicked problems" that are not well defined or have clear answers, such as climate change.

Design thinking is a fluid way of reasoning to a purposefully devise solutions for difficult problems rather than a series of trial-and-error steps. Design thinking is also a valuable life-skill – like reading and numeracy – that can be learned and perfected with practice, and applies to a wide range of careers.

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