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open innovation
Design Management Design Thinking Examples 

5 Successful Open Innovation Examples

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/26/201610/09/2022Open Innovation 7 min read

Both large and small companies have agreed that innovation and creativity are essential tools to sustain business success and improve market competitiveness. However, the traditional “closed” innovation model faced barriers

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productivity-tips
Critical Thinking Design Management 

10 Productivity Tips for Designers

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/19/201610/09/2022Productivity Tips 7 min read

Many designers complain about a large number of tasks they have every day comparing with the time required to achieve it. If you are a freelance designer, the problem becomes,

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hick's law
Design Research 

Hick’s Law: Building Usable Navigations

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/16/201610/09/2022Hicks Law 5 min read

Building a user-friendly UI Design involves creating a usable navigation system that allows users to easily move between pages or UI screens, and one of the laws that contribute building a

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system thinking
Critical Thinking Design Management Problem Solving 

What Does the Systems Thinking Teach us About the Problems of Problem-Solving Practice

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/12/201610/09/2022Systems Thinking 8 min read

The systems thinking theory combines understanding how complex systems integrate with each other and solve complicated problems that involve multiple inputs outputs from these systems. The theory can also help

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Design Management Design Thinking Tools 

Service Design Thinking: Putting Your Consumer First

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/05/201610/09/2022service design 5 min read

The design process involves multiple disciplines starting from the emphasize phase to the final product delivery. However, achieving a desirable design experience extends the borders of the product development to

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design education
Critical Thinking Design Management 

What Designers Need to Learn Aside from Their Design Education

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/18/201610/09/2022design education 4 min read

In a conversation with one of my friends about the problems that designers face in their professional life, she highlighted that while designers may get good design-related skills during design

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triz problem solving
Critical Thinking Design Management Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

Practice Guide to Solve Problems with TRIZ

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/16/201610/09/2022TRIZ 5 min read

Previously, we covered the TRIZ (Using the TRIZ Method for Creative Problem Solving) as one of the most effective methods to solve problems using innovative ideas. Unlike the other problem-solving

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design common myths
Design Management Design Research 

5 Common Myths About Design

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/15/201610/09/2022 7 min read

“Designers only do Photoshop work,” “They only think about colors,” ” Design only adds more cost to the project,” and other comments are common to hear if you are a

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Lean UX
Design Research Design Thinking Tools 

Why You Should Move to a Lean UX and How to Apply It

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/26/201610/09/2022Lean UX 7 min read

Recently, the Lean UX technique has been highlighted as one of the user experience methods that privilege the Agile development method to overcome the cons of the traditional UX process.

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Design Management Design Thinking Examples Design Thinking Tools 

Practice Guide to Run a Google Design Sprint

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/11/201610/09/2022Design Sprint, Google Design Sprint, Google Sprint 20 min read

The design process plays an essential role in achieving product success by ensuring that the user is at the heart of the development process and that the final product is

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design principles
Design Research 

Design Principles: Repetition, Pattern, and Rhythm

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/30/201611/13/2021Design Principles 4 min read

The use of repeated design elements is a controversial topic in the creative industry. The distinction between, on the one hand, mundane repetition at the expense of creativity and, on

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UK Brexit
Design Management Design Thinking Examples 

SWOT Analysis for the UK’s Brexit Decision to Leave the EU

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/27/201610/17/2022SWOT Analysis 9 min read

Last week, the UK decided to leave the European Union after more than 40 years of membership. The national referendum results were 51.9% to leave, while 48.1% to stay. The

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design thinking process
Critical Thinking Design Management Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

How Design Thinking Approaches Problems

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/23/201610/09/2022Design Thinking 7 min read

Design thinking is widely known as a strategy to successfully address complex problems and build products that address consumers’ needs. Many word-leading design companies, such as Apple, Microsoft, IKEA, Lego

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3D printing technology
Design Management Design Thinking Tools Ideate Implement 

Guide for 3D Printing Technologies

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/21/201610/09/20223D Printing Technology 5 min read

3D printing technology is one of the rapidly growing fields that has been involved in different industries including, but is not limited to industrial design, product design, and medical implementations.

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time management
Critical Thinking Design Management 

Time Management Tips for Designers: The Action Priority Matrix

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/14/201610/09/2022Time Management 4 min read

Unlike regular jobs, designers are required to handle various of tasks on different levels. This challenge increases when working as a freelancer or working in your own start-up. The majority

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decision trees
Brainstorming Critical Thinking Design Management Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

Decision Trees: Eliminating Uncertainty in the Decision-Making Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/03/201610/09/2022Decision Trees 5 min read

Every day, designers are faced with decision-making challenges on different levels of their careers. In many of these situations, uncertainty dominates the choices, especially when it comes to evaluating new

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experience design
Critical Thinking Design Management Design Research 

10 Success Factors for the Experience Design Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/31/201610/09/2022experience design 9 min read

Experience design (or “user experience design”) aims to improve the usability and accessibility of the digital or physical product and thereby create a pleasant and effective experience while using the

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design in Egypt
Design Management Design Thinking Examples 

Exploring Design in the Egyptian Creative Market (Infographic)

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/02/201610/09/2022design companies in Egypt, Design MENA, designers in Egypt 9 min read

There is an agreement between both scholars and practitioners about the important role of design and creativity in the following three fields: education, organization, and government. In a previous article,

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types of innovation
Design Management Design Thinking Examples 

Types of Innovation and How to Utilize Them

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/25/201610/09/2022Types of Innovation 9 min read

Innovation is widely acknowledged as important for companies seeking to achieve market success in various industries. This perception is supported by case studies and by observation of companies that have

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affinity diagram
Brainstorming Critical Thinking Design Management Design Research Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

Using the Affinity Diagram to Organize Ideas

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/19/201610/09/2022Affinity Diagram 5 min read

The design process depends on collecting a large amount of information about consumers, markets, and competitions. This large amount of data collected during the research phase makes it hard for

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