01 Sep Design Thinking in the Workplace: Understanding how Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile Work Together
How can Design Thinking be applied in the workplace? How does it relate to product design? ...
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28 Aug What is Design Thinking? A Beginner’s Guide
Many people think that Design Thinking is about nerdy people moving around post-its on a wall. We can’t say whether being a nerd helps, but we know there’s more to it than that. Design Thinking, put very simply, is a...
01 Aug Stop Saying Innovation and Define What it Means to Your Business
If you’ve been in business long enough, you may have heard of that gold-plated, seemingly mind-blowing Latin coined term called ‘innovation’. Statistics by the board of innovation estimated that there are about 70,000 books and counting on innovation and over...
02 Jul How to Run Design Sprints Remotely
Design Sprints are a popular way to test and prototype ideas with a cross-functional team in just 4-5 days. But what if your team is spread out across the globe? Or what if some members are unable to travel? That's...
08 Jun All Humans Are Born Design Thinkers
In today's rapidly changing world, do we always have to stick to the conventional methods of solving business problems? Is there a need to adopt new methods and learn new skills, or do we have these skills in us already? ...
10 May Design Sprints Are Not Just for Designers or Tech Companies
There is a common misconception around Design Sprints, particularly as it's a relatively new term. So I want to get this out of the way and cleared up. Design Sprints are NOT just for designers. Although they were first initiated...
03 Apr 5 Signs That You Need to Adopt Design Sprints
You may have heard of businesses that have adopted Design Sprints as an effective way to innovate and turn their agile culture around. And it's no secret that we also adopted this way of working, but why should you? ...
01 Mar Spot the Difference: Design Thinking vs Design Sprints vs Agile Sprints
"Isn't that kind of Design Thinking?" They asked. And then: "How is it different to Agile?" When I talk about Design Sprints in my workshops or training sessions, at some point, the same questions come up:...
06 Jan Top 10 Reasons an External Facilitator Should Run Your Design Sprint
Design Sprints are a fast and effective process to solve critical business problems, answer questions through prototyping, and test ideas with customers. However, although the process itself is brilliant...
10 Dec The Design Sprint Process 2.0
In my previous blog post, I spoke about the Design Sprint and how it can save your company time and money. I briefly outlined the steps involved, and I think it would be helpful to you to understand more about...
02 Nov What Is a Design Sprint? and Five Ways It Can Save You Time and Money
When designing a new product or solution, or modifying an existing one, it often takes months before a prototype is ready, and even years to bring a final product to market....
