Understanding the mechanics of design thinking is critical to introducing it into the ongoing practices of your organization. But just as essential is facing organizational resistance to change. Bringing design thinking into an organization requires a hearty sense of optimism…
Why play is essential to the design thinking process
Play is essential for innovation, creativity, and collaboration, and the most successful design thinkers are the ones who embrace the notion of play. In this post, we share five reasons play is critical to design thinking. We recently taught an…
Five mistakes of beginning design thinkers (and how to overcome them)
In working with clients across sectors, from museums to tech start-ups, we've observed some common errors that practitioners new to design thinking often make when implementing and applying the process. Following are the most common errors we have observed, with…