Design Thinking is… What is Design Thinking–good or bad? a useful approach or a waste of time? innovative or preserving the status quo? I hate to do it again but it’s all in the AND, not the OR. Design Thinking is good and bad, useful and a waste of...
Discovery, Creativity, Innovation. When you think of these words I bet you don’t think of associating words like discipline and process to them. Yet, I would say it is appropriate to do just that, but in ways that may not be what you might typically imagine....
The Purist, the Pragmatic and the Principled…(walk into a bar? No…this is not the start of a bad joke). There are two primary stances in design thinking—Purists and Pragmatics. The Purist believes that design thinking must be done perfectly every time, with all...
Have you ever questioned yourself and wondered…”Is it just me? Am I making this up?” It doesn’t happen all that often; but sometimes in this world of design thinking, or human centered design as it is often referred, I find myself scratching my...
I overheard a conversation the other day and the people were talking about how their company is eager to co-create so they have asked their stakeholders for suggestions. I immediately cringed. A suggestion box, or inviting people to share their feedback, is an...
