Design thinking, innovation and user experience
First of all, I am one of the biggest fans of the new 3D printing technology and see it as a game-changer in the product design industry. It opens the doors for designers to turn their ideas into workable projects without complex production process and costs. At the prototyping level, 3D printing works perfectly. However, building final products using the …
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Innovation and creativity are considered by many strategists a key factor of business success and prosperity. However, only one from six ideas achieve the goal and return profit to the organization. How to determine the potential success in innovative ideas? Many tools and methods are used to evaluate ideas such as pass-fail evaluation, evaluation matrix and SWOT analysis. While these …
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Innovation plays an essential role in a company’s success in the market. Large enterprises such as Apple, IKEA, Lego, Johnson & Johnson and others are paying much attention to innovation and leading the market with new products and solutions. Many of the leading companies have a dedicated research infrastructure to facilitate the process. A few days ago, I was reading …
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Many tools and techniques involve the design thinking process such as mind maps, brain dumps, group discussion, SWOT analysis, reversed brainstorming and others. Each of these tools has its own strong points that qualify it to reach innovative solutions or initiative new project ideas. Previously, we covered the six hats of critical thinking for De Bono and the Lego Serious …
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The United Kingdom creates 23 million tons of waste each year, 30% of this figure consists of packages. Considering the fact that the UK recycles 39 percent of its waste, the number increases in other countries that have a lower recycling rate. Having the packaging process part of every product development turns it to an initial factor in sustainable design …
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The critical thinking process can be complex and may be confusing. One of the proven successful methods to organize both group and individual thinking is the six thinking hats, also known as De Bono’s six thinking hats. The method has been first introduced in 1985 by Edward De Bono in a book with the same name. Human thinking is unstructured …
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Lego bricks extend their role as a play toy to contribute to design thinking inside large organizations through the Lego Serious Play tool. Design thinking is an essential process for companies who would like to lead the market through creativity and innovation. The target from the process is to build a solid understanding of the problem in order to reach …
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Companies such as Apple, Toyota, Virgin and others provide proof that applying design thinking in the innovation process can make changes not only by creating opportunities, but also by building a better future for people by daily problems. These companies and other innovative organizations apply design as a global policy in organizational strategy. In a previous article, I discussed design …
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Many companies provide examples that creative leadership can lead an organization to a better competitive position in the market and while building brand value. Examples of these companies include Apple, Lego, IKEA, Starbucks, Mercedes Benz and others. In the center of creative leadership, design and innovation play an essential role to achieve creativity in different private and public sectors. In previous …
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Many schools claim that their systems support innovation and creativity in the educational process, yet the results indicate a failure to implement the proper methodologies in order to achieve this aim. One of the main reasons for this is the educational approach itself. The “learn-memorize-test” approach implemented by many schools prevent student from exploring the creativity inherent in the children …
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Design and innovation play an essential role in today’s business success through fueling an organization’s future with creative ideas that in turn, will help maintain superiority in market competition. Investing in business ventures and start-up ideas are other reason for companies to focus on creative ideas and analyze their potential success in the market. Designers, design managers and educators also …
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One of the challenges that face designers when they start a freelance job, build their own studio or take the responsibility of a design manager inside an existing organization is estimating the design project budget. Unlike the majority of projects discussed in a project management course, the design is a creative process that involve stages that may be unpredictable or …
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For most creative designers, the psychology of color in design is about the meaning of colors for the consumer and how each color represents the business niche in the visual design; the gold is wealth, the green is nature, the red is danger and the blue is for coolness. However, the usage of colors is not a straight forward theory …
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The term “sustainable design” has been used in multiple disciplines, including but not limited to product design, architecture design, interior design, and graphic design. Sustainable design refers to the design process that integrates an environmentally friendly approach and considers nature resources as part of the design. Sharlyn Underwood, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Virginia chapter president and interior designer …
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Apple is one of the unique companies that leads the market through its designs and creative, innovative products. For years, Apple products have attracted users’ love, achieving the so-called empathic design challenge. On a frequent basis each year, Apple unveils to the market new innovative products that strengthen its competency in comparison to other computer and mobile manufacturers in the …
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