Hayes, Nora2019-12-302019-12-302018-12https://hdl.handle.net/11299/210001University of Minnesota Final Project in partial fulfillment of the Master of Liberal Studies Program, Advisors Virajita Singh, DonnaMae Gustafson, Josh Borowicz. Fall 2018. Degree: Master of Liberal Studies. 1 digital files (pdf).Public relations practitioners, like designers, toggle back and forth between seemingly different modes of operation: logic and creativity, specific and universal, human and non-human, time-bound and timeless. Both professions are driven by curiosity and the need to shape and change our worlds. Yet the processes at the heart of public relations have focused too narrowly on business imperatives and lost sight of the broader human dimension that fuels stories and provides meaning. Design thinking can provide a tool to help public relations reframe its role as a strategic creative driver.endesign thinkingpublic relationsCommunicationscreativityThesis or Dissertation