| Abstract |
| Design emerged as a new breed of industry adding functional and aesthetic value to products following the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, and it has become a critical tool to create and improve quality of life for the mankind. As different industries become intertwined and increasingly require collaboration in the 21st century, the industrial paradigm has been rapidly shifting to bring about an “age of convergence revolution" and design has taken on a bigger role in the expansion of the design-driven industrial paradigm and creation of a creative economy. In order to enable the creative economy to make a new breakthrough for the national economy, it is preferentially necessary to incorporate the behavior and experience of consumer`s into goods and services through “design thinking” so that a higher level of satisfaction will be achieved. When it comes to the development and implementation of convergence design policies for the construction of creative industries, the public sector needs to push for horizontal structure-based convergence by making changes in vertical structure-based policy implementation dependent on the government and in inflexible interdepartmental roles. Also, as the condition of success, ICT-based industrial convergence, collaboration between R&D and design needs to be achieved first and foremost. To this end, the expansion of design convergence R&D systems and fostering of professionals who will operate them are necessary. In addition, it is essential not only to create innovative businesses such as service design and future design in order to widen the horizon of design but also to strengthen the design infrastructure in such ways as establishing design clusters, statistics, information and systems that can enable the utilization of design as the driving force behind convergence and growth. All these efforts will allow Korea to make a quantum leap and become a powerhouse in the design industry that leads the convergence age in the 21st century. |
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| Key Words |
| 창의산업, 산업융합, 디자인적 사고, creative industries, industrial convergence, design thinking |
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