Chapter 9 Final notes

Experimental design is a rich field of research, thought, and meta-science. How we do better science and explore the processes that support discovery is one of the most critical and fundamental contributions to social good and society. Individually, it can improve how you make choices. It can also improve your critical thinking capacities. Likely all skills, practice is key. Design thinking and an experimental mindset are worth cultivating and preserving culturally. Simple rules that guide and inform decisions but that adapt is absolutely the space for designcraft to promote scientific literacy and novel forms of creativity. Collectively, these exercises provide only a snapshot of the opportunities to apply scientific design thinking. You will find many other ways to positively apply structured, iterative thinking to all the challenges you tackle.