Who engineering includes impacts how engineers work: Diversity challenges and design thinking solutions Book Chapter

Secules, S, Strong, AC, Fletcher, T. (2020). Who engineering includes impacts how engineers work: Diversity challenges and design thinking solutions . 224-248. 10.4018/978-1-7998-4745-8.ch008

cited authors

  • Secules, S; Strong, AC; Fletcher, T

abstract

  • This chapter focuses on the persistent lack of diversity in the engineering profession along intersections of race, gender, and other key demographic categories (e.g., sexual orientation, socioeconomic status). After outlining specific circumstances that have influenced the lack of diversity in engineering, the chapter outlines particular challenges related to this lack of diversity and suggests a design thinking approach to resolving those challenges. Drawing on research from engineering education, design thinking, and workplace practice, the authors provide bothfamiliar and novel strategies for addressing diversity in engineering as well as in other professions.

publication date

  • July 10, 2020

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 224

end page

  • 248