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Ideate

This category covers the Ideate stage of the design thinking process. The tools in the ideate process helps to focus on defining the problem.

design thinking
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

Design Thinking Tools for Ideation

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/15/202206/16/2022Design 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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critical thinking
Critical Thinking Ideate 

How to Apply Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/17/202203/17/2022Critical 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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Categories in card sorting
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

How to use Card Sorting to Improve Service Design

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/19/202105/23/2022service design 10 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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PESTLE Analysis
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

PESTLE Analysis and When to Use it

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/03/201905/23/2022PESTLE Analysis 4 min read

Finding a creative idea is only the first step in every innovation process, understanding the whole picture about business and forecast both internal and external factors that may affect it

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design process
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

The Role of Storytelling in the Design Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 09/24/201801/02/2022Design Process, storytelling 6 min read

Storytelling is in the heart of our DNA as a human being, it helps us connect events is a holistic experience through time. This unique nature of stories makes it

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customer journey mapping
Design Research Ideate 

Visual Guide to the Customer Journey Mapping

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/15/201703/20/2021Customer Journey Map, Customer Journey Mapping 7 min read

According to the Digital Trend 2015 Report, customer experience is considered the most important factors to stand from your competitor in the business. This can be achieved only through understanding

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task-analysis-grid-service-design
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

How to Use Task Analysis Grid in Service Design

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 10/24/201605/23/2022service design, task analysis grid 6 min read

Designers usually find themselves stuck in the communication with the other stakeholders in the project in order to understand the project challenges that need to be addressed. While they communicate

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Adobe XD webinar
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

Webinar: Prototyping Using Adobe Experience Design

Designorate Team 08/23/201605/29/2022Adobe XD 1 min read

In Designorate, we aim to spread the word for the broader role of the design process inside the enterprise and build a consumer-centered culture inside individual firms. Therefore, we will

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3D printing technology
Design Management Ideate 

Guide for 3D Printing Technologies

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/21/201603/20/20213D 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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journey map
Design Research Ideate 

7 Steps to Create a Successful Journey Map

Yumna Matar 04/28/201611/01/2021Journey Map 7 min read

‘Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes’ is a commonly used idiom. For a designer, however, it is an essential step in concept creation, research, and design. In order to guide

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creative brief
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

How to Create a Professional Creative Brief

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/02/201505/28/2022Creative Brief 7 min read

In a previous article, we explored how top designers such as Tom Bassett, Frank Gehry, David Rockwell and Yves Béhar defined the creative brief. While there are many theories and

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Lego Serious Play
Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

Using Lego Serious Play as a Design Thinking Tool

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/23/201505/23/2022Lego Serious Play 5 min read

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

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