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ikea sustainable design
Design Management 

IKEA’s Sustainable Design Strategy (Part 2)

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/09/202304/08/2024Sustainable 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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design thinking
Design Thinking Tools 

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

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Healthcare Design
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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systems thinking
Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

How to Create the Systems Thinking Diagrams

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/12/202304/03/2023Feedback 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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Fish Bone Diagram
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

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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Failure Mode Effects FMEA
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

What is the Failure Mode and Effects (FMEA)?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/29/202304/03/2023Failure 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

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User scenarios
Brainstorming UX Design 

Step-by-Step Guide to User Scenarios

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/17/202301/17/2023UX Research 8 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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design thinking in healthcare innovation
Healthcare Design 

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

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Healthcare Design 

Healthcare Technology Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/07/202204/24/2023Healthcare 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
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

Design Thinking Tools for Ideation

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/15/202204/03/2023Design 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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decision matrix template
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

How to Use the Decision Matrix to Make Decisions?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/29/202204/03/2023Decision 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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8D problem solving
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

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

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/25/202204/03/20238D 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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Phase-Gate Process
Design Management 

Stage Gate Process: The Complete Practice Guide

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/15/202205/15/2023new 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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De Bono Thinking Hats
Design Thinking Tools Implement 

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

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/11/202204/03/2023Six 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

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medical technology innovation
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

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critical thinking
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

How to Apply Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/17/202204/03/2023Critical Thinking 8 min read

The critical thinking framework provides an efficient method for designers, design students, and researchers to evaluate arguments and ideas through rational reasoning. As a result, we eliminate biases, distractions, and similar factors

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what is design
Design Thinking Tools 

What is Design? And What is not?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/16/202204/03/2023What is design 13 min read

What is design? We will explore design characteristics based on different scholars and practitioners to answer this question.

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usability testing
UX Design 

How to Conduct Heuristic Evaluation?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/16/202204/03/2023Heuristic Evaluation, Usability Testing 12 min read

The usability testing is one of the essential stages of the user experience design process where the prototype is tested and evaluated to ensure that the final product is user-friendly

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Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools Ideate Implement Problem Solving 

The Double Diamond Design Thinking Process and How to Use it

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/02/202104/03/2023Design Process, Design Thinking, Double Diamond 15 min read

We explored the design thinking different frameworks in various articles, and one of these models is the Double Diamond design thinking process which the British Design Council developed. Like other

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Categories in card sorting
Design Thinking Tools Ideate UX Design 

How to use Card Sorting to Improve Service Design

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/19/202104/03/2023service design 9 min read

Service design follows the same design thinking processes that we highlighted in previous articles about design thinking. However, when it comes to the prototyping stage, there should be a coherent structure

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