Recent research suggests the long “go to innovation tool” of brainstorming doesn’t work*. How can that be? I remember the brainstorming sessions of the 80’s. Friday afternoon a bunch of us might go into a conference room and start...
“Just get on with it!” People are impatient when it comes to innovation. They want to get doing right away and they want to know right now that they have a great idea. Both of these orientations can hinder the very outcome that they seek. Before jumping...
Are all designers Design Thinkers? I think the assumption by many is “yes”. I would disagree. I think Design Thinking derives from Design, but it is not synonymous, nor are the practitioners. I definitely think designers have a leg up on others since...
In the beginning of any new skill, you work hard to “stay in the lines” and maintain control, to ‘do it right’. The same is true for design thinking. People want a play book, the rules, the steps they can logically follow each time. To...
Are you a rebel at work? I heard a former CIA director, Carmen Medina, speak at BIF 9 about being a rebel at work and I was intrigued. The language was provocative, yet it felt familiar. My language for the same thing is “change agent”. Corporate...
It is all around me. Perhaps I am suffering that phenomena of when you tune in to something it seems to keep presenting itself in various forms. For me, it is the power of Empathy to unlock so many positive things, such as creativity, innovation, employee...
