On Integrating Design Thinking for a Human-centered Requirements Engineering
This addresses the need for more effective requirements engineering practices in software development, but it is incremental as it builds on existing concepts without introducing a new paradigm.
The paper tackles the problem of integrating Design Thinking into Requirements Engineering to enhance human-centered approaches, suggesting three tailored integration methods and identifying open challenges.
In this position paper, we elaborate on the possibilities and needs to integrate Design Thinking into Requirements Engineering. We draw from our research and project experiences to compare what is understood as Design Thinking and Requirements Engineering considering their involved artifacts. We suggest three approaches for tailoring and integrating Design Thinking and Requirements Engineering with complementary synergies and point at open challenges for research and practice.