A Different Kind of Herd Mentality
Principles of movement, speed, and position can render our traditional sensemaking approaches useless if we’re not careful. Think of the
Read morePrinciples of movement, speed, and position can render our traditional sensemaking approaches useless if we’re not careful. Think of the
Read morePath dependency is a concept in complexity science that refers to the way in which the past patterns influence current and future actions. Mindful attention to identifying these patterns and use of design thinking can help ensure that the past is not the present, unless we want it to be.
Read moreValue can be created by building on other products or services. Radio Garden is drawing on other systems to pull together radio stations and providing the same content that can be found elsewhere, but it’s organizing it.
Providing alternative perspectives is value in itself. JimJamPro’s 3-D photo maps technically don’t show anything that isn’t in Google Maps, yet they provide a wholesale different perspective on all of that content, adding considerable contextual value.
Visualizing relationships is systems innovation. Visualizing a system of relationships — a radio station within a country, an apartment block within a neighbourhood — provides insight into a system, not just a product.
Inspiration is a primary outcome for design thinking and leadership is the vehicle to deliver it. In a previous post
Read moreDesign thinking is best approached as a habit, not as an exercise. Just as ‘critical thinking’ isn’t meant to be applied sporadically to one’s life, neither is design thinking.
Read moreDesign is about making things with intention, craft, and care, but above all, it must inspire. Without inspiration and excitement, there is no action.
Read moreA great conference isn’t much without content, presenting challenges and opportunities for online learners. In previous posts, I highlighted some
Read moreMany issues faced in times of change is negotiating fit with function and how shifting one can transform the other.
Read morePerception is what distinguishes some of the best innovators from others. There are ways to expand this view and give you the skills needed to see possibility.
Read moreMeasurement can be a trick to deflect us from what matters most, which often can’t be measured. I recently saw
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