Tag: design thinking
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The power of design thinking
And why you should consider using it to innovate and solve business problems. Rashpal Bhati On the first weekend of September amidst the beginnings of Finnish Autumn, the SID class of 2019 gathered at Laurea’s Leppävaara campus for their first contact session in Design Thinking. As we listened to the energetic tutor Katja Tschimmel, we…
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Innovation & Design Thinking Start with the Assessment of Now
“Innovation and design thinking are considered as the principal source of differentiation and competitive advantage in the business world today. Thinking like a designer can transform the way you develop products, services, processes, and even strategy” – Tim Brown (2008). Ironically, I never considered myself an innovative or creative person. Instead, my organized and systematic…
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Design thinking – learning collaborative culture
Design thinking has been hot topic worldwide since past 10 years, and it is being applied in many, if not all, industries throughout the world. The understanding of the role of a designer has evolved, and still it can be seen as a hero who connects the development and marketing of a product or a…
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From Chaos to Clarity: This is Design Thinking
“Design thinking is a human centered, creative, iterative and practical approach for coming up with new ideas and solutions” (Brown, 2008). The approach can seem chaotic at first as the process doesn’t follow a linear path. The above picture by Tim Brennan of Apple’s Creative Services illustrates this well (Liedtka and Ogilvie, 2011). The Different…
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The key take-aways from POLISHOPA Design Thinking 2019 conference
POLISHOPA is the biggest Design Thinking conference in Poland, two days of interesting lectures and two days of workshops, 16 experts from different fields and 4 speakers from abroad. It was the sixth edition. You can find more details on this page: https://polishopa.pl/ I recommend signing up for the newsletter to get information about the…
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Design Sprint as Tool for Non-profits
By Salla Kuuluvainen Last week I attended an event by Järjestöjen palvelumuotoilijat – Service Designers in Non-profit sector, an informal network by people who work in the NGO sector in Finland and are interested in service design. The event was organized by Kukunori, and organization that works with mental health and well-being. The theme of…
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(Lights, camera,) ACTION!
On a rainy Tuesday I attended School of Startup hosted by The Shortcut. This weeks theme was Design and there was a lot of workhops related. Idea of the track is to wake up design mind and skills through design methods. There will be other post(s) coming about the design week. This workshops topic…
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What about brick and mortar?
We are living in a world where change is present, and it is forcing many industries to redefine or reshape themselves in the near future. Of all industries retailing as we know it today is for sure facing one of the biggest challenges through its existence. People´s buying behaviour and preferences are rapidly changing and,…
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Designing together
Everyone can – and does – design . — Nigel Cross Design thinking is a key part of what makes us human. This is how Nigel Cross described human ability and tendency for design back in 2011. The bold statement above is best explained by a few simple examples; design appears in everyday-like situations, by people…
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Where is the Groan Zone in Design Thinking?
By Salla Kuuluvainen Abductive thinking is a skill crucial for Design thinkers. It refers to being able to stay analytical and emphatic, rational and emotional, methodical and intuitive, oriented by plans and constraints, but spontaneous at the same time (Tschimmel 2012,3). We practiced our best capability in abductive thinking in a two-day workshop with Katja…

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