Tag: design thinking tools

  • Design Thinking and Business – the Yin and Yang !

    Design Thinking and Business – the Yin and Yang !

    In 1960, a MIT professor had found the fundamental mechanism of deterministic chaos, where one variable could have profound impact on the outcome of an entire system. This was the “butterfly effect”. This method was used in weather forecasting based on past and present data points. Similar, to what we are doing in business. Our…

  • Recipe for successful design process

    Modern design thinking does not replace the traditional approach to design but rather adds a new layer. Today we think broader: anyone can learn to apply design thinking to any innovation challenge (Carlgren, Elmquist & Rauth 2014, p. 30). The imagination is the only limit since design thinking can be utilised to the traditional products…

  • Can Design Thinking help you write better course assignments and finish them quicker?

    The looming sense of anxiety passes through me when I think of a course assignment that needs to be written. I have never seen myself as much of a writer and have always struggled to match the needed quota of words. Could Design Thinking help in finding a better way to approach course assignments so…

  • Design Thinking- an evolutionary process

    I had the opportunity to attend the intensive masters class course ‘Practical Design Thinking’ offered by Laurea University of Applied Sciences. The course was taught by the energetic guest professor, Katja Tschimmel from Portugal.  This blog provides insights about my learning during these days and my thoughts about the related material. Design thinking is described…

  • Bug list – design thinker’s first tool

    – Petti Jännäri, SID 2019 student I love lists. I have dozens on my phone: one for books I’ve red, the ones I’d like to read, places I’d like to visit, etc. And now I have a bug list, an idea that Ideo’s David and Tom Kelley presented in their book Creative Confidence (2013). It…

  • Design Thinking: how can visualization help companies innovate and develop

    New time requires new ways to manage, and design thinking can provide managers human-centeric tools to participate all stakeholders in finding opportunities. Visualizing divergent ideas for a holistic view Creating innovative solutions to business challenges requires companies to see the big picture: what players affect the market or industry outside of it through technical possibilities…

  • Is Design Thinking the right approach for every development project?

    Heljä FranssilaFirst-year SID student and comms professional The first three-day study phase focusing on the basics of Design Thinking left me inspired, yet somewhat confused. When going back home after our last day together, I could not help wondering if design thinking really is a method we can use for every development project. Under the…

  • Design Thinking – the bridge between the problem and solution

    I had a chance to attend a two-day intensive course called `Unlocking the Secrets of Service Design´ offered by CityDrivers. The trainers were Dr. Niels Billou and Adil Mansouri who are experts on Design Thinking and innovation. Both trainers created very energetic and enthusiastic environment that helped us, participants, to get excited about the two-day…

  • Can you learn to be creative?

    by Kati Kaarlehto This question was asked from our lecturer Katja Tschimmel at the very beginning of our contact days of the Design Thinking study module. This question in my mind I chose to read  Creative Confidence – Unleashing the Creative potential With Us All by David and Tom Kelley as my very first book…

  • Swimming in a Sea of Possibilities – Design Thinking and the Beauty of Teamwork

    A two-day course in design thinking taught me that a team is more than a group of people and that in our aim to reach our goals, failure can be a positive thing.