From bauhaus to design thinking and beyond
a comparison of two design educational schools
K. Thoring (Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Dessau, TU Delft - Form and Experience)
Roland M. Mueller (University of Twente, Berlin School of Economics and Law)
S. Giegler (Berlin School of Economics and Law)
P. Badke-Schaub (TU Delft - DesIgning Value in Ecosystems)
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Abstract
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.