As Yogi Berra said: “When you come to a fork in the road take it!”. Design is at at least one fork in the road: how designers think and Design Thinking (the brand). — Design Thinking (the brand) is not a description of how designers think, it is steps creative problem solvers take—as first developed mid last century and now repackaged for the 21 st Century. It is a good approach to problem solving. Harvard Business Review Design Thinking Comes of Age https://hbr.org/2015/09/design-thinking-comes-of-age — Our understanding of how designers think and act is constantly evolving through collaborative experience and shared dialogue. Designing is how our desired futures are made real. It is a good approach when problem solving is not enough. MIT Press The Design Way; Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-way
An accidental vagrant is a traveler who has been accidentally blown of course or who has intentionally strayed. Accidental vagrants fill existing niches or establish new ecosystems. They cross-pollinate the fruits of creativity and innovation.