This paper discusses the findings of a systematic review of the literature on Design Thinking from 1980 to 2014. A multi-methods approach combining bibliometrics, content analysis and semantic analysis was applied. The findings indicate thatDesign Thinking projects share a common set of phases; however, there is no consensus about the most relevant tools andmethods to[…]

Design thinking has been increasingly adopted as an approach to support innovation in healthcare. Recent publications report design thinking application to various innovation projects, across medical specialties, including paediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, gastroenterology, oncology, orthopaedics and surgery, as well as to innovation in hospital operations and healthcare management. Current literature in the area typically focuses on[…]

This paper analyzes how design diffusion is changing the organizational logics of established companies. If previously design activities had as its main objective packaging new technologies to create differentials for products and services and to reduce production costs, with the diffusion of digital services currently design activities expand its scope and identify functional and emotional[…]

Organizations continually look for new ways to generate ideas and to convert them into innovative products and services, a movement that strengthens entrepreneurship. Considering the context of entrepreneurship education, this paper presents and analyzes the main results obtained with the realization of the “7600001 Innovation and Entrepreneurship” course, offered by the University of São Paulo[…]