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Design thinking for sustainable development: A bibliometric analysis and case study research

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Walter Leal Filho, Iris Schmidberger, Ayyoob Sharifi, Valeria Ruiz Vargas, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Thais Dibbern, Olena Liakh, Yusuf Adedoyin Aina +4 more·2024·Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142285
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This paper describes the role of Design Thinking (DT) in the context of sustainable development (SD), based on a perceived research need to identify the features which may characterise its deployment, and identify ways via which it may be optimised, especially in the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The main goal of this study is to examine the connection between DT and SD and showcase examples of what has been done to deploy it, using real-case situations. From a methodological perspective, the paper deploys a set of two methods: bibliometric analysis and case studies. Among other findings, the paper shows that DT can be used to help implement the UN SDGs by providing an approach that emphasises human-centred design. This includes identifying problems, creating user-friendly solutions, and testing them in order to ensure that they are effective. Also, by using DT, companies, organisations, and governments can create low-cost, high-impact, and sustainable solutions to help achieve SDGs such as SDG8, SDG9, SDG12, and SDG13, among others. Overall, DT provides a framework for combining creative and analytical reasoning, specific mindsets, and diverse hands-on tools and techniques to improve critical thinking abilities towards sustainability challenges. The novelty of the paper relies on the fact that the combined use of the two methods allowed the identification of some useful features of DT, which may facilitate its deployment in sustainability contexts. This may assist future studies since it provides a theoretical basis for the field.

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  • GenAI must be codesigned from the ground up, respecting Indigenous ontologies of relationality, land-based ethics, kinship, and intergenerational learning.

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Filho, W. L., Schmidberger, I., Sharifi, A., Vargas, V. R., Rampasso, I. S., Dibbern, T., Liakh, O., Aina, Y. A., Trevisan, L. V., Mbah, M. F., Anholon, R., & Kozlova, V.
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  • Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
  • Ludwigsburg University of Education (DE)
  • Hiroshima University (JP)
  • Universidad Católica del Norte (CL)
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
  • University of Bologna (IT)
  • Yanbu University College (SA)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
  • RISEBA University of Applied Sciences (LV)
Corresponding author
Valeria Ruiz Vargas
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Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-05
Volume
455
Pages
142285
ISSN
0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142285
OpenAlex
W4394989948
Cited by
27
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 20
FWCI
3.63
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
Keywords
design thinking, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, human-centered design, sustainability challenges, SDG implementation, critical thinking

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