- Builds important fluency around Design Thinking helping to see designs in a different way
- A Constructivist approach
- A result of the DIY (Do It Yourself) and DIWO (Do It With Others) movements
- May involve tinkering, and thinkering (eg. taking the toaster apart and putting it back together)
- Sessions may, or may not, involve:
- all aspects of the design thinking process
- a multidisciplinary approach