Positioning creative design in Technology?

Abstract

In an effort to enhance the education of young designers in New Zealand this paper looks at the key role of design thinking and methodology in Technology education. It suggests that the inclusion of ‘designerly thinking’ (Cross 2001) will shift the current emphasis in the learning area of Technology in the New Zealand curriculum from an information gathering, declarative and procedural knowledge viewpoint towards a state of balance through the development of creative, innovative and curious minds. In comparison, innovation developed by curious minds through a “wealth of design experiences, a way of seeing and perceptive reflection-in-action,” Mc Glashan (2010) is at the core of creative design practice.