tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post7754127546899969469..comments2024-01-29T05:11:29.607-05:00Comments on Helene Blowers |: It's about the "thinking", not "designing"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post-75399129356222606012009-08-13T21:00:31.158-04:002009-08-13T21:00:31.158-04:00Helene - sounds like you ought to be reading Desig...Helene - sounds like you ought to be reading Designing Better Libraries - my blog where the main premise is how to use design thinking to create better libraries (http://dbl.lishost.org) - I wrote a similar post a few months ago based on a video of Reynolds presenting on his "think like a designer" post you mentioned. See: http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2009/06/26/reynolds-5-steps-to-thinking-like-a-designer/<br /><br /><br />I've been writing about this for over 2 years now - and I had an article about design thinking and libraries in American Libraries back in 2008. A conference centered around design thinking is an interesting idea. I've done about a dozen talks on it - in which I usually connect it to user experience. I find that while DT is abstract for the attendees , UX is something they can grasp. So I usually discuss how using DT can lead to a UX process. Right now few libraries are using DT, so if there was a conference there may not be many librarian speakers, but you might find non-librarians who could share their ideas.<br /><br />If you want to pursue it, it might be something to try online - perhpas on the learning times network where I host the blended librarians community - or perhaps OPAL would sponsor it.<br /><br />Let me know and perhaps a conference on DT for librarians is a possibility. But broadening it a bit to something like "The DT Conference for UX-Minded Librarians" could allow for presentations about both DT and UX.<br /><br />Stevenstevenbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971047635163060958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7833882.post-1917712743186171222009-08-13T18:00:02.882-04:002009-08-13T18:00:02.882-04:00I felt the same way after reading The Information ...I felt the same way after reading The Information Architecture of Social Experience Design from ASIS&T. So many of these ideals can be applied to even the library as building. Its the thinking that must change.Kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882751252644493166noreply@blogger.com