User Experience › Design Thinking Methodologies › Question #7085
Single Choice Easy

QWho was Horst Rittel?

ID: #7085 Design Thinking Methodologies 160 views
Question Info
#7085Q ID
EasyDifficulty
Design Thinking MethodologiesTopic
Start Quiz on This Topic
 Your Answer

Choose the Best Option

Click any option to instantly check if you're correct.

  • A A leading figure in the design methods movement in the UK ✔ ✖
  • B A teacher at the Ulm School of Design ✔ ✖
  • C A member of the Design Methods Group at the University of California, Berkeley ✔ ✖
  • D A critic of rational design methods who raised fundamental issues about the nature of design problems ✔ ✖
Correct Answer

Explanation

Horst Rittel was a critic of rational design methods who raised fundamental issues about the nature of design problems. He characterised design and planning problems as wicked problems, un-amenable to the techniques of science and engineering, which deal with "tame" problems.

 Continue Practice
Previous Question Next Question
 Share

Share This Question

Challenge a friend or share with your study group.

 More from This Topic

Related MCQ Questions

What did Horst Rittel characterize design and planning problems as?... What was Richard Buchanan's contribution to the development of design thinking?... How many phases are in the summary model of a systematic design process for industrial design?... What is the name of the book that groups 26 design methods according to their purposes within a design process?... According to Bryan Lawson's 1980 book "How Designers Think", what was the primary focus of design thinking?... What are the four areas of design thinking identified by John E. Arnold in his book "Creative Engineering"?... What did the criticisms against rationalized approaches to design problem-solving lead to?... What are design methods?... What is the purpose of the Interaction Matrix design method?... Which book grouped 26 design methods according to their purposes within a design process?...