Author ORCID Identifier
Niki Wallace: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2078-2156
Abstract
This paper attempts to articulate what is typically tacit within the process of ‘reflective doodling’. By dissecting different types of artefacts created during reflective doodling, the paper demonstrates how this critical reflective practice creates a synergy between design research and design practice. The nuances of reflective doodling are unpacked and its relevance to complex problems is explored through the emergent practice of ‘design for transitions’. Discussion reveals the importance of external inputs into the process and explores how the layers of thinking and action embedded in its processes expand the dynamic interplay between research and practice.
Keywords
design for transitions; reflective practice; reflective doodling; sensemaking
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.187
Citation
Wallace, N. (2020) Thinking while drawing and drawing to think: Exploring ‘reflective doodling’ as a critical reflective practice in design for transitions., in Boess, S., Cheung, M. and Cain, R. (eds.), Synergy - DRS International Conference 2020, 11-14 August, Held online. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.187
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Thinking while drawing and drawing to think: Exploring ‘reflective doodling’ as a critical reflective practice in design for transitions.
This paper attempts to articulate what is typically tacit within the process of ‘reflective doodling’. By dissecting different types of artefacts created during reflective doodling, the paper demonstrates how this critical reflective practice creates a synergy between design research and design practice. The nuances of reflective doodling are unpacked and its relevance to complex problems is explored through the emergent practice of ‘design for transitions’. Discussion reveals the importance of external inputs into the process and explores how the layers of thinking and action embedded in its processes expand the dynamic interplay between research and practice.