Design thinking based on problem-based learning is believed to promote reflective thinking in students. Students
need to develop their reflective thinking habits to be lifelong learners and technical professionals. For this to happen,
facilitators may first provide opportunities for getting students to reflect critically on their practice (for example
through reflection journals) and secondly, guide reflective dialogue both between the facilitator and students, and
also among students (Stein, 2000). In this paper, a framework is proposed to apply reflective design practice to
nurture critical thinking, to go from the outside to the inside and influence changes in personal design decisions in
Product-Service System (PSS) Design for Sustainability for undergraduate design students. The method is transferable
to other disciplines as well.

Authors: Ravi Mani