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DESIGN THINKING

Design Thinking is a popular catch phrase for a more multi-disciplined approach to solving problems and tapping into authentic innovation -- the 'HOW' we do business. Unlike analytical thinking, design thinking is a creative process based on the "building up" of ideas. There are no judgments or fear of failure. This topic will cover that latest on design thinking, including efforts to redefine the idea of capitalism by blending the conversations around design thinking and social enterprise.

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Ubiquitous to Anomaly: A useful way to begin the creative processmore

You start by thinking about what's already here and then look for anomalies.

What are you doing to escape old ideas? | Game-Changermore

The pull of old ideas is like oxygen, we don't even know its there. Every idea, like packaged food, has an expiration...

A sneaky way to unearth innovation opportunities - Game Changemore

Innovation opportunity: a workaround is a compensating behavior people create to make up for the limitations for the...

3 limits of human capacity we must overcome to think differently - Gam...more

What happens inside our minds that limit our capacity to think differently?

The real reason why asking 'WHY' is so damn important - Game Changermore

If you aren't interested in the world around you, you’ll never even begin to understand how to fix it (or just make it...

The importance of workplace diversity for innovation - Game Changermore

Diversity in the workplace helps drive innovation success because different types of people notice different things and...

Don't just Reassemble, Re-Imagine! - Game Changermore

If you're an innovator, or want to be one, you have to be bored with the status-quo. The solution: Disassemble and...

Biologism: Explaining the Mindmore

Biologism has two cardinal manifestations. One is the claim that the mind is the brain, or the activity of the brain,...

A List Apart: Design Criticism and the Creative Processmore

a project’s start, the possibilities are endless. That clean slate is both lovely and terrifying. As designers, we...

Creative Thinkering for Logical Thinkersmore

by Guest Author Michael Michalko We are educated to be analytical, logical thinkers. Consequently, we have the ability...

Do technology clusters really drive innovation? - Game Changermore

If our intent is to create a culture of innovation, we need to think diversity. Diversity of people, diversity of...

Creative thinking is not a one time activity - Game Changermore

Creative thinking doesn't start and end at the ideation stage of innovation. It's an always-on...

How diversity helps break linear thinking in your innovation team - Ga...more

Having people on your team with diverse perspectives is a powerful innovation tactic to break linear thinking

How Happy Accidents Happen through serendipity - Game Changermore

How do you make serendipity happen? Become a 'Yes Man' and say yes to everything. Take the less...

Build a prototype to get your ideas heard - Game Changermore

If you want to have your ideas heard build a prototype. A sketch, drawing or storyboard helps people engage with your...

How to change people's behavior by tweaking the environment - Game Cha...more

From the Heath Brother's Book Switch: Tweaking the environment is about making the right behavior a little bit...

2011 Social Network Analysis Report – Geographic – Demographic and Tra...more

Is subtractive thinking the new normalmore

Creativity isn’t just the things we chose to put in, it’s also the things we chose to leave out.

A Self-Fulfilling Prophecymore

Canadian Malcolm Gladwell in his book, "Outliers," tells us that the way Canadians select hockey players is a...

Ideas Travel Where People Travelmore

Good ideas travel easily and far along trade routes. The idea for paper and writing spread new ideas leading to...

David Brier Investigates the Open Book in Mplsmore

Brand identity expert and rerbranding specialist David tours the Open Book on Washington Avenue in Mpls in celebration...

Humanizing the LinkedIn Brandmore

Brand identiy expert David Brier states, "I dig LinkedIn and see they are, as a brand, taking more steps to be...

Are products that are laser focused on satisfying a specific job more ...more

People don’t care about your products features, they care about what it does for them. And the way to do that is by...

Focus on Circumstance & Context versus Charactermore

There is something in all of us that makes us instinctively want to explain the world around us in terms of people's...

The Four Phases of Design Thinking - Warren Berger - The Conversationmore

What can people in business learn from studying the ways successful designers solve problems and innovate? On the most...

Top Sources: Design Thinking

  • fastcompany.com
  • BusinessWeek
  • designmind.frogdesign.com
  • game-changer.net
  • designthinking.ideo.com
  • coachingtip.com
  • Conversation Starter
  • Customer Experience Matters
  • dotkite.eu
  • sloanreview.mit.edu

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