Rafiq Elmansy

What is Circular Design? And How to Apply It.

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/26/202303/26/2023circular design, circular economy 12 min read

The role of design is now extending the form and function of the product or service to more contributions to building innovative solutions that emphasise the wise consumption of natural

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What is Systems Thinking? And How to Use the Fifth Discipline to Understand it?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/12/202303/13/2023Systems Thinking 13 min read

Systems thinking, also known as systems dynamics, combines understanding how complex systems integrate with each other and solving complicated problems that involve multiple inputs and outputs from these systems’ perspectives.

Sustainable Design

IKEA’s Sustainable Design Strategy (Part 2)

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/09/202303/09/2023Sustainable Design 11 min read

In the first part of this article, we explored the design sustainable strategy’s key role in achieving the organization’s business targets, and its creativity places it ahead of competitors in the

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What is an Affinity Diagram? And How to use it?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/06/202303/06/2023Affinity Diagram 12 min read

During the design process, several parameters bubble during the research and ideation sessions that you need to organise, analyse and prioritise, such as application features, project tasks or organise application

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Why Design Thinking Doesn’t Work

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/26/202303/12/2023Design Thinking 16 min read

Many articles have recently addressed design thinking as a mindset to solve problems and achieve innovation by focusing on human needs. However, the over-commercialisation and promotions have led to a

Healthcare Design

Why Digital Healthcare Innovation is Important

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/19/202302/19/2023Medical Innovation, Medical Technology 7 min read

Digital healthcare innovation is an opportunity for the healthcare systems to overcome many of the challenges that face this sector in both developed and underdeveloped countries–think about the long waiting

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How to Create the Systems Thinking Diagrams

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/12/202302/13/2023Feedback Loops, System Thinking, System Thinking Diagrams 7 min read

Complex systems can’t be seen as individual parts. We need a broader perspective to see the whole pattern that causes the problem, as many factors as affecting both the current

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How to Use the Fishbone Diagram in Root Cause Analysis?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/05/202302/05/2023Cause and effect diagram, Problem Solving 6 min read

Solving problems is considered an initial part of designers’ practice as they aim for user-centred design. The target that requires root-cause analysis of problems using tools such as the Fishbone

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What is the Failure Mode and Effects (FMEA)?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/29/202301/29/2023Failure Mode and Effects Analysis 12 min read

Our worst fear in design is to end up with a failed product. At this particular moment, we pause and wonder; if we knew this will going to happen, we

Design Management

What is Open Innovation? And How Can it Drive Creativity?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/21/202301/21/2023Open Innovation 25 min read

Innovation and creativity are essential factors to achieve competitive advantages in the market. Innovative companies adopt strategies that aim to improve both the input and output sides of the innovation

Brainstorming Design Research

Step-by-Step Guide to User Scenarios

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/17/202301/17/2023UX Research 6 min read

During the UX research process, one of our big aims is to understand user behaviour when visiting a website or using a mobile application. Over the course of building this

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How to Conduct Online Brainstorming

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/15/202210/09/2022Online Brainstorming 19 min read

Brainstorming allows teams to explore ideas and analyse information in a creative, collaborative environment. During the pandemic lockdown, online brainstorming solved the problem that teams had to work remotely and

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Why Design Thinking is Essential for Healthcare Innovation

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/04/202208/04/2022Healthcare Design, Healthcare Innovation 9 min read

Healthcare Innovation is seen as an opportunity to solve our healthcare problems, but can it address these dramatically increasing challenges? Nowadays, everyone’s family on earth is feeling these challenges as

Healthcare Design

Healthcare Technology Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/07/202211/05/2022Healthcare Innovation 13 min read

Healthcare systems are facing more challenges than before. The increasing number of patients, especially with chronic diseases, pushes the health industry to innovative solutions, including adopting healthcare technology and medical innovation.

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Design Thinking Tools for Ideation

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/15/202210/09/2022Design Thinking 9 min read

The ideation stage is a key point in the design thinking process (Known as Define in the Double Diamond Process). It is where the problem or the challenge is defined. The prototyped solutions may not

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How to Use the Decision Matrix to Make Decisions?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/29/202210/09/2022Decision Matrix 8 min read

Making the right decision is the biggest challenge that designers, managers, and innovators face, especially when there can be more than one possible choice to select from and multiple factors

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What is the 8D Problem Solving? And How to use the 8D Report?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/25/202210/09/20228D Problem Solving 14 min read

The 8D problem-solving process (also known as the 8 Disciplines) is very different from previous processes we explored previously, such as the Double Diamond process or the IBM Design Thinking.

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Stage Gate Process: The Complete Practice Guide

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/15/202211/01/2022new product development, product development process, Stage Gate Process 12 min read

When it comes to the process of new product development, the stakes are high to achieve the target goals and introduce to the market a product that can satisfy both

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What Are The Six Thinking Hats? And How to Use Them?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/11/202210/09/2022Six Thinking Hats 9 min read

Design thinking and group discussion are highly complex processes in which thoughts are shared, ideas bubble up, and others are buried. De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats technique provides a systematic

Healthcare Design

Why is Medical Technology Innovation so Hard?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/10/202205/23/2022Medical Innovation, Medical Technology, Medical Technology Innovation 11 min read

Medical technology innovation has dramatically expanded, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. Mobile apps were used to track and trace to spread of the pandemic, and video chatting apps replace physical