DESIGN THINKING AND CAPABILITY APPROACH: An Integration Proposal

Authors

  • Roberta Cristina Redante Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)
  • Luiz Fernando Fritz Filho Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)
  • Janine Fleith de Medeiros Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2019.47.46-61

Keywords:

Design thinking, capability approach, development, complex problems.

Abstract

On a planet facing ever more challenges, the search for quality of life is a constant in cultures, ethnicities, social classes. The people want to have the opportunity to live the life that for them is meaningful, based on the freedom to choose from the most valuable options, central principles of the capability approach. At the same time, for this to be possible, many wicked problems need to be remedied, and design thinking presents itself as an alternative. Conceptually, design thinking can be understood as an iterative, human-centered approach to problem solving. Thus, this theoretical essay aims to reflect on the possibility of integrating the capability approach with the design thinking approach in order to configure, from the said integration, a strategy for the development and consequent increase of the social welfare in the resolution of the wicked problems. The conclusions show that such integration can be a way of contributing to the extension of individual substantive freedoms, and in solving the complex challenges and problems faced by nations, through the use of design thinking processes and values.

Author Biographies

Roberta Cristina Redante, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)

Aluna de Mestrado do Programa de Pós Graduação em Administração da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF).

Luiz Fernando Fritz Filho, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)

Doutor em Desenvolvimento Rural pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF).

Janine Fleith de Medeiros, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF)

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professora da Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF).

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Published

2019-05-22

How to Cite

Redante, R. C., Fritz Filho, L. F., & Fleith de Medeiros, J. (2019). DESIGN THINKING AND CAPABILITY APPROACH: An Integration Proposal. Desenvolvimento Em Questão, 17(47), 46–61. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2019.47.46-61

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 47 (2019): (abr./jun.)

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