Design Process

Engineers and design/communications people have both evolved design processes to aid problem clarification and resolution. 

The design/communications design process  — sometimes called “design thinking” –  has particular strength in problem identification and brainstorming.   Engineering design processes are great on careful design, prototyping, creation, testing, and improving.   Put both together for a terrific and comprehensive problem solving system. 

Engineering Design Processes

• Engineering design for kids from The Works: http://www.theworks.org/fb/teachers/engineering_design_process.html
  
• there are several other important ones . . . links to come.

Design Thinking, etc.

• 6 point 2 an innovation lab (good innovation process)  http://sixpointtwo.net/

• crash course in design thinking:  http://dschool.stanford.edu/dgift/