Entries tagged with: Design Thinking
10 July 2011
Rachel started incorporating the practical advice from Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie into the ways she helps clients and colleagues find the designer in all of us. (It's nice to have a resource that pulls so much good thinking into one place.)
A Year in Review
30 December 2012
Rachel surveyed the stack of books remaining in her 'must review now' pile and reflected on some of the big ideas that shaped her thinking in 2012.
Design Thinking Really Is for Everyone
22 January 2013
Allison did her homework for a five-day Design Thinking train-the-trainer course and is enjoying getting to be a student this week.
A Practical Guide for Aspiring Design Thinkers
16 July 2013
Allison read a description of a field book about design thinking that’s available for pre-order from Amazon.com and couldn’t stop smiling.
Play with Your Words
3 September 2013
Rachel got a little inspiration dose from reading a few pages from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler. That prompted a question: What would your favorite word be wearing?
Messiness vs. Cleanliness
17 September 2013
Allison read It’s Not 'Mess.' It’s Creativity. by Kathleen D. Vohs in The New York Times and pondered her current messiness versus cleanliness conundrum.
Design Thinking in 13 Minutes or Less
18 March 2014
Allison watched a video of Darden Professor Jeanne Liedtka presenting a case study about how IBM used design thinking to transform trade shows and reflected on what she’s learned about this practical approach to problem solving.
It’s Good to Be a Freak
12 August 2014
Allison Partners senior consultant (and first time blog contributor) Geof Hammond read Think Like A Freak. Inspired by the book’s engaging stories and anecdotes, he considered how an approach like experimentation could help him think like a freak. (In case you were wondering, that’s a good thing.)
The Importance of Your Mindset
11 January 2016
Janie read Mindset: The New Psychology of Success and was amazed by all the ways that mindset can affect day-to-day life.
Build Your Empathy Skills this Valentine’s Day
9 February 2016
Allison read Resources for Learning About Empathy on Valentine's Day on the George Lucas Educational Foundation site, Edutopia, and celebrated an emphasis on compassion and caring this Valentine’s Day.
Super-Achiever Habits Might Surprise You
1 November 2016
Allison read The Most Common Practices Of Super-Achievers on Forbes and was pleasantly surprised by what made the list.
What is Design Thinking?
15 November 2016
Allison facilitated the Ready, Set, Design activity for 150 participants and was grateful for a fun, fast, and easy way to explain design thinking concepts.
Confidence + Creativity
19 December 2017
Eden read Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David Kelley and Tom Kelley and learned that creative confidence isn’t just for “creative types.”
What Style of Innovator Are You?
22 May 2018
Janie read The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley and was eager to learn more about the ten personas that IDEO considers so integral to fostering creativity and innovation in an organization.
When the Best Idea Wins
19 June 2018
Janie read The Power Of An Idea Meritocracy by Edward D. Hess and was interested to read his research on the power of listening to ideas over experience.
For Better Solutions, Try Empathy
11 September 2018
Janie read Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector by Jeanne Liedtka, Randy Salzman, and Daisy Azer and considered the impact that empathy can have when we’re trying to solve problems.
Better Experiments for Better Learning
30 January 2024
Rachel read a hot-off-the-presses The Experimentation Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide by Jeanne Liedtka, Elizabeth Chen, Natalie Foley, and David Kester and considered how better experimentation might lead to better learning.
More Good Words
21 May 2024
Rachel read The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig and savored all sorts of new ways to describe many universal yet difficult-to-describe sensations.
The Power of Questions
5 November 2024
Geof read James Spradley's The Ethnographic Interview, which offers practical lessons based on the field of anthropology, for understanding end users through empathetic and immersive conversation techniques. Spradley’s lessons on ethnography highlight the importance of empathy and reflection in fostering meaningful connections and enhancing problem solving practices.
