Service Innovation & Design
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From Confusion to Creation: Our Design Thinking Journey at Laurea
–Niraj Adhikari and Jay Naresh Chaudhary What happens when you walk into a class with no clear task—and walk out having built a service prototype? That was exactly our experience during two intensive and eye-opening days in the Design Thinking and Creativity course at Laurea University. At first, the ambiguity was uncomfortable. There were no…
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Turning Creativity into tangible Solution
Written by; Durga Shahi Thapa, Sabita Shrestha & Vijay Pulami Magar Why do some products do really well when others fail? How do you find what is needed in the market? What makes a product sellable? Are you sure the “idea” currently in your mind is the best you can do? How will you implement…
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Innovating Learning with Design Thinking: Empathy to Prototype
– Sharada Bhandari & Amrit Dhakal Technology should not be conceptualized as the seed of innovation; it provides the suitable conditions that are most essential for innovative ideas to emerge and develop. Moreover, after understanding human frustration, we will be able to examine the existing technological aspects and identify how we can use the existing…
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From Problem to Possibilities-The Journey Of Design Thinking
Written By: Nishma Basnet & Sagar Bhandari “The approach, once used primarily in product design, is now infusing corporate culture” by Jon Kolko Design Thinking is a human-centered method that change the way of understanding and solving problems. This approach was discussed during the contact sessions on 9-10 March, where we carried out practical exercise…
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We Thought We Understood Design Thinking-Then Reality Hit
written by Ujeli Bhattarai & Bharat Gautam. We were wondering how well Design Thinking can be learned in a classroom. Can hands on practice really prepare us for using it in the world? This question was on our mind during our two day Design Thinking workshop on 9-10 March. We got an introduction to the…
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Our Design Thinking Journey: Think Outside the box
By Nikesh Thapa & Tripti Sapkota Vijay Kumar states, “Innovation begins with understanding people.” In modern epoch, we are facing many new challenges, so we need new and creative solutions. Design thinking is a useful method that helps people solve problems in a creative way. It focuses on innovation, people, environment, and continuous improvement. Designers…
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NOSTALGIA TO INNOVATION:How Memories Shape Design Thinking
Written By: Manisha Gurung Rana and Sagar Nepali In a world driven by rapid growth of innovation, looking back at past memories for design might sound unreasonable. However, new design and innovation are closely related to human nostalgia and the way of people’s life style from past. Our emotion and memories have become a powerful…
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Thinking Like a Designer: What Design Thinking Taught Us
Written by Sundar Lamsal and Hemanta Lamsal Did you ever ask yourself how some ideas become solutions which really reach a point of contact? This is the point to which design thinking belongs. At the contact sessions, we did not only learn the theory but we went through the process. We started to grasp the…
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Beyond the Sticky Notes: What Design Thinking Actually Means Today
Written by Nirmal Shrestha & Kiran Timalsina Have you ever questioned why certain businesses are able to repeatedly develop goods that go off perfectly with consumers? This success often comes down to a well-known trendy phrase: Design Thinking. But what does this idea really mean? In order to figure out how this idea is both…
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“From Mess to Precision: How Design Thinking matters to reach to an End”
Note by Bijaya Tamang & Rachana Poudel Everything which we try to create, starts from a crap and enlighten us that we are learning. Trust the Process All tasks have a start and an end. It means, from the beginning till the end or completion of the task or project there should be a lot…
