As we begin to understand the power of design thinking we begin to appreciate that design is about far more than form giving. It is about understanding the needs of individuals and groups and working to create responses that really meet those needs both functionally and emotionally. It is about investing as much in the idea as in the form. It is about exploiting the essential optimism of design thinking to explore possibilities that do not occur to those who only take an analytical view. It is about responding to the challenges of the present by imagining the possibilities of the future. I hope this exhibit helps you think about some of the things we consider when we embark on the design process. It has been a marvelous privilege for us to spend time in the archives of this wonderful institution looking for examples that help bring the power of design thinking to life. I would like to thank the Cooper-Hewitt for the opportunity, and I would like to thank you for spending time with us today.

It is about responding to the challenges of the present by imagining the possibilities of the future.