California Management Review
California Management Review is a premier academic management journal published at UC Berkeley
by Cara Wrigley, Erez Nusem, and Karla Straker
The advent of design thinking as a tool for innovation has led to its adoption in a range of organizations. While proponents of design thinking continue to focus on the principles and practices of their method, little is known on the organizational conditions required for design thinking to attain a long-term impact. This article explores seven empirical case studies to identify the conditions required in organizations seeking to integrate design. It identifies four conditions - strategic vision, facilities, cultural capital, and directives - and examines their relationships.
