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Design Thinking Tools

Tools and tips about design thinking for education and organizations such as mind maps, brainstorming, six thinking hats, TRIZ, SCAMPER, starbursting, and more.

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 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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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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journey map
Brainstorming Design Research Design Thinking Tools Ideate 

7 Steps to Create a Successful Journey Map

Yumna Matar 04/28/201610/11/2022Journey 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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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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UX research
Brainstorming Design Research Design Thinking Tools 

How to Conduct a Successful UX Research for Your Design Project

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/18/201610/09/2022user experience research, UX Research 9 min read

Lacking a clear understanding of the project target audience can prevent a design team from developing a product that fulfills the end user’s needs and expectations. Before starting a project,

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systems thinking
Design Thinking Tools 

The Six Systems Thinking Steps to Solve Complex Problems

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/09/201601/02/2022Systems Thinking 6 min read

A quick overview of common problem solving techniques indicates that most of these methods focus on the problem rather than the whole eco-system where the problem exists. Along with the

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Design Thinking Tools 

What Kills Design Thinking?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/21/201601/21/2016 4 min read

Design thinking is one of the many beneficial tools that help individuals and companies to find new ideas through changing the way they think in different situations, including discovering ideas

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decision making process
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

The Decision-Making Process Designers Should Use Daily

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 12/21/201503/20/2021Decision-Making Process 4 min read

“How do I make a proper decision?” It seems to be an easy question to answer, especially by a professional, skillful designer. However, the decision-making process can turn to be

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CATWOE
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

CATWOE: Building a Problem-Solving Checklist

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 12/04/201503/20/2021CATWOE 4 min read

Problem solving is the main target of design thinking methods, and the previously discussed design thinking methods that are used in solving problems tend to work through a number of

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mind mapping
Design Thinking Tools 

If You Believe that Design Thinking is a Waste of Time, You’re Doing It Wrong

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 11/30/201511/30/2015Design Thinking 6 min read

Design thinking tools and methods tend to explore innovative ideas and creative solutions for organization problems by shifting the way we think from ordinary methods to new techniques that explore

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cause effect diagram
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

Problem-Solving Using Cause and Effect Diagram

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 11/09/201503/20/2021Cause and effect diagram, Problem Solving 3 min read

Solving problems is considered an initial part of designers’ tasks; they tend to solve consumer or company problems through providing a wide range of solutions depending on the design field,

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mind mapping
Design Thinking Tools 

Common Types of Mind Maps and How to Use Them

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 11/02/2015Mind Maps 4 min read

Mind maps are widely used by both designers and non-designers as a method for brainstorming in the early stages of projects in order to explore ideas or solve project problems.

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rolestorming brainstorming
Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools 

How Designers Can Use Rolestorming to Understand Consumers

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 10/15/201503/20/2021Rolestorming 3 min read

Brainstorming techniques are used to achieve different goals, including finding creative ideas, solving problems, and understanding the target consumer during the ideation phase of the design process. However, brainstorming team

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Charette Procedure
Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools 

Brainstorming Multiple Ideas Using Charette Procedure

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 08/17/201505/14/2022Charette Procedure 4 min read

Two main barriers arise when there are 15 people or more present in a brainstorming session when attempting to discuss multiple ideas or problems in the same time. Most brainstorming

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da vinci creative thinking
Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools 

Inspired Lessons from Da Vinci’s Creative Thinking Methods

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/29/201505/23/2022Creative Thinking 8 min read

Leonardo Da Vinci was not only a master of art and science, but also known as a great thinker with an extraordinary ability to look at the world from a

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decision-making
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

Five Steps to Achieve a Reliable Decision-Making Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/11/201503/20/2021Decision-Making 8 min read

Decision making has never been an easy process for designers. A designer’s daily work involves taking many decisions that can affect the whole project starting from communicating with the client

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triz method problem solving
Design Thinking Tools Problem Solving 

Using the TRIZ Method for Creative Problem Solving

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/04/201505/13/2022TRIZ 7 min read

During the conflict and problems time in an organization, projects, at times, seem to be blocked from moving forward. At this crucial time, innovative and creative solutions are required to

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