Category: SID methods

  • Idiosyncrasy of Design Thinking

    Taking part in an introductory Design Thinking (DT) jam, having few years of hands-on experience in the field, called for adopting beginner’s mindset. Looking, often on a meta level, for small nuggets of wisdom – not surprisingly brought extra value to the process. Being able to share some of the best design practices and to facilitate…

  • From a need to a service – design thinking methods at work

    As the very first course at Laurea, Katja Tschimmel and Sanna Marttila introduced both the Finnish Service Design and English Service Innovation and Design groups into the secrets of design thinking. My expectation for the course was nothing less than to be able to switch myself into some sort of design thinking mode. That turned out…

  • How might We…

    …Study at Laurea? The swift deep dive into Design Thinking with Katja Tschimmel also marked the start of the Master Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design. I was happy to discover during these two days, that the theory behind Design Thinking can provide the Tools will enable me to take a more professional and…

  • Finding Creative Confidence

    For me creativity has quite a long time meant being good at drawing, painting or writing poems. My confidence in my own creativity has not been too strong. I started my studies a few weeks ago in SID programme. After the first workshop, I pondered my choice to apply to Laurea and the process that…

  • Can a lawyer learn Design Thinking? The lawyer: “Hold my beer.”

    I have never seen myself as having anything to do with design. Me, a public sector senior manager with a law degree, who loves books and exercise – doesn’t really scream design, does it? What I do have is an open mind, which is why I found myself being a fresh Laurea SID student receiving my…

  • What is design thinking and why is it important to your business?

      Design thinking is a creative problem solving and innovation process that makes change possible. Instead of FOR users, this human centered approach designs services and products WITH users. The systematic process of using design thinking tools for innovation creates competitive advantage –  a good reason to every business manager to adopt it to their…

  • Beyond shame – Drawing first time since childhood

    Beyond shame – Drawing first time since childhood

    Yes. This is a cat, made by 38 -year-old woman.

  • How to make use of the value of design in your organization?

    In the first workshop in SID’s design thinking course, all the students had a positive and adaptive attitude to learning the design thinking method. This may not be the case in your workplace. Especially old production company workers that are not used to use service design may have a lot of perceptions towards new ways…

  • I’m Developer, I’m not Creative?

    I have always thought that since I’m ex-developer, I’m not creative. Developers only need to follow programming logic and mathematics rules to develop from business requirements. Then I found myself from Katja Tschimmel’s course on Design Thinking at Laurea and very quickly realized that I need to be very creative for next two days. We…

  • What does it take to become a creative design thinker?

    The world we are facing appears more and more complex to us every day. Many of us, including myself wonder how to keep up with the information flow. One thing is for sure. The concept of expertise is being challenged in a profound way. In order to tackle complex phenomena in the fast changing world people…