I’ve mentored and worked with students and professionals for a number of years now and am always reading about these topics to gain alternate perspectives on design thinking. One thing I frequently see is confusion between design thinking, innovation, and technology. All of these terms are well overused by many people who don’t understand them […]
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Over the last few years, there have been a number of initiatives to push organizations towards better innovation. I have generally found three types of organizations when it comes to an attitude of innovation. First are those that have an innovative culture. These include the 20% time firms that enable employees to spend 20% of
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Team work has been a key success factor to every design workshop I’ve done. I have yet to see a design team where one member genuinely knows everything. But what makes a great design team? I generally find that the most successful design teams have the following characteristics: Members are intrinsically motivated Members are curious
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