There no such thing as strategic design

Dorst, K; Watson, R

There no such thing as strategic design

Dorst, K Watson, R

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Design Studies, 2023, 86, pp. 101185
Issue Date:: 2023-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dorst, K
dc.contributor.author	Watson, R
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-02T08:48:23Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-02T08:48:23Z
dc.date.issued	2023-05-01
dc.identifier.citation	Design Studies, 2023, 86, pp. 101185
dc.identifier.issn	0142-694X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171883
dc.description.abstract	The notion of ‘strategic design’ has arisen in the past years as an umbrella term for a set of evolving practices. Yet the literature is quite fuzzy as to what this strategic design actually is and how it would lead to strategic impact. In this paper we explore the issue afresh, bracketing the concept of strategic design, and starting from the standpoint that “There is no such thing as strategic design”. We use a longitudinal case study of a design intervention, following its strategic impact as it unfolds over 10 years to critically consider the strategic impact of design practices. The dynamics of strategic impact across this case study is captured in a fledgling ‘Game Changers’ model.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Design Studies
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.destud.2023.101185
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0806 Information Systems, 1201 Architecture, 1203 Design Practice and Management
dc.subject.classification	Design Practice & Management
dc.subject.classification	3301 Architecture
dc.subject.classification	3303 Design
dc.title	There no such thing as strategic design
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

The notion of ‘strategic design’ has arisen in the past years as an umbrella term for a set of evolving practices. Yet the literature is quite fuzzy as to what this strategic design actually is and how it would lead to strategic impact. In this paper we explore the issue afresh, bracketing the concept of strategic design, and starting from the standpoint that “There is no such thing as strategic design”. We use a longitudinal case study of a design intervention, following its strategic impact as it unfolds over 10 years to critically consider the strategic impact of design practices. The dynamics of strategic impact across this case study is captured in a fledgling ‘Game Changers’ model.

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