What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Review of Educational Research

• Publication date

  2012-09-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Engineering, Education

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  DOI 10.3102/0034654312457429
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