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FROM BAUHAUS TO DESIGN THINKING AND BEYOND: A COMPARISON OF TWO DESIGN EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS

Part of: Design Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

K. Thoring ,
R. M. Mueller ,
S. Giegler  and
P. Badke-Schaub
K. Thoring*
Affiliation:
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
R. M. Mueller
Affiliation:
Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany University of Twente, The Netherlands
S. Giegler
Affiliation:
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
P. Badke-Schaub
Affiliation:
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
*
*katja@thoring.com

Abstract

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This paper compares two pioneering design educational approaches: the historic Bauhaus school founded in 1919 in Germany, and contemporary design thinking education, based on the example of the “HPI School of Design Thinking”. We compare both approaches according to six emerging categories: (1) curriculum, (2) multi-disciplinarity, (3) mind-set and culture, (4) study environment, (5) conditions for innovation, and (6) socio-economic context. We outline differences and similarities and discuss the possible impact for future design education.

Keywords

design thinkingdesign educationdesign learningBauhaus

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1815 - 1824
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