Abstract:Design and innovation are the dominant themes of current times. Innovation is not the equivalent of technological invention, and it focuses on creating value by design, during the whole process of delivering technologies to users. Design thinking is the thought pattern to implement this process, and it is a way of innovation with considerable influence, high efficiency, and wild applicability. Design thinking can be broadly extended and integrated to every level as well as every field of the society. Therefore, any person or group can create new ideas efficiently by design thinking, and then make these ideas tangible as well as effective. Currently, the domestic and international scholars have carried out intensive research on design thinking and its related dimensions. This article systematically reviews the advances of research from the connotation of design thinking, implementation process of design thinking, methods and tools for design thinking, and research methods for design thinking. Finally, some existing issues and suggestions for further research are also summarized.
Key words:design