Bringing design thinking into your business.

By Jeanne Liedtka.  Many of us who have studied (and lived in) organizations see design thinking as just another problem solving approach that can add value to any manager’s tool kit. It may sound mysterious and fuzzy, but it is not. Especially in times as ambiguous and hard to predict as those facing businesses today, […]

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How Design-driven Innovation helped Intuit grow to #1

The current issue of the Harvard Business Review (January-February 2015) features a great case study about the amazing growth and success of Intuit, and how the company focused on design-driven innovation as it’s platform for success. I have a personal interest in Intuit, since I’ve helped them recruit some of their UX Design Directors, and […]

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How to plan ahead with foresight.

By Tamara Carleton.  Foresight is the ability to plan for the future. It is a mix of mindset and methodology: a view of the future and the practice of looking forward. Leaders use strategic foresight to help them develop long-term plans for new business growth. Part of the premise is that future outcomes can be […]

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Fast moving design methods

There has always been a lot of focus on fast moving consumer goods, but what about fast moving ideas? Having recently helped create and run the “Tsinghua-DMI International Design Management Symposium” in Hong Kong, I think it’s time to talk about fast moving design methods. I am very impressed with the advancement of design management […]

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