Tag: Mindshake Design Thinking Model

  • Unleashing your creativity – find your inner child

    The myth about creativity The common misconception about creativity is that only some people are (or can be) creative. This is a myth and simply not true; everybody can be creative. Look at children! They have endless creativity and fun, why don’t we as adults? So, the question is, how do we get it back? As…

  • Why do we need empathy in the design process and how to gain it?

    Introduction to empathy Most of us can probably recall products or services where it is clear that usability has been so far off from the priority list that the product/service is unreasonably difficult or even impossible to use. What is needed that these above-mentioned mishaps can be avoided and services and products designed are actually…

  • Becoming a Design Thinker and Doer

    Design Thinking in action Our journey to the realm of Design Thinking started in extraordinary conditions, because our lecturer Katja Tschimmel wasn’t able to attend the course physically – nor some of the students – because of COVID-19. In spite of this, we got an inspiring and participative start for our studies. The best thing…

  • 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…

  • Let´s be creative!

    Design Thinking Design thinking is one of the biggest trends on service business industry and Katja Tschimmel (2012) defines it as a game changer to different industries. Tschimmel sees it as a new way of thinking which can lead to innovative new ideas.  I didn’t have any huge expectations for this course, because I wasn’t…

  • Educating the Design Thinkers of Tomorrow

    My Daughter My first-born started her school journey this autumn. It’s the same school that I attended 30 years ago, a respected and multicultural school, back then quite a traditional one – discipline based, classroom centric, the teacher standing in front of the class, the pupils listening. It still is a good school, but I…