Takeaways 1.) The different relationship between human and system explain why Eastern thinking tools have never been developed in the usage of tackling everyday life issues as design thinking tools have. Refer to “Chapter1.2: Cultural Differences in Perception.” which addresses differences in people’s perception of the world based on their cultural orientation. 2.) The similarity of the systematic view underlying East and West not only manifests in design thinking, but has also been discussed in the field of modern physics. Fritjof Capra in his book “The Web of Life” and “The Tao of Physics” pointed out the parallel views between Eastern philosophy and Western science.
The Eastern mystics see the universe as an inseparable web, whose interconnections are dynamic and not static. The cosmic web is alive; it moves, grows and changes continually. Modern physics, too, has come to conceive of the universe as such a web of relations and, like Eastern mysticism; has recognized that this web is intrinsically dynamic. – Fritjof Capra “The Tao of Physics“
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