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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.

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Design Thinking Tools 

Design Thinking: The Need for Empathy

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 12/05/201604/03/2023Design Thinking 6 min read

The idea behind design thinking is to address the user problems and ensure that the user’s needs are in focus during the different design process phases. it does not matter

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Design Thinking Tools Implement 

How to Use Task Analysis Grid in Service Design

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 10/24/201604/03/2023service 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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critical thinking
Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools 

Guide for Critical Thinking for Designers

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 10/18/201604/03/2023Critical Thinking 6 min read

In every single day in our life, we are faced with a number of choices to make, problems to solve, and ideas to evaluate or analyze. However, these activities are

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service design tools
Design Management Design Thinking Tools 

4 Service Design Tools to Focus on Consumers’ Needs

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 10/03/201611/17/2022service design tools 6 min read

Service design aims to improve both commercial and social services by putting the consumer in the heart of the process. Therefore, organizations that aim to achieve success and higher market

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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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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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Lean UX
Design Thinking Tools UX Design 

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 Thinking Tools 

Practice Guide to Run a Google Design Sprint

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/11/201604/03/2023Design 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 Tools Problem Solving 

How Design Thinking Approaches Problems

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/23/201604/03/2023Design 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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experience design
Design Thinking Tools UX Design 

10 Success Factors for the Experience Design Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/31/201604/03/2023experience 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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Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools Ideate UX Design 

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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UX research
Brainstorming Design Thinking Tools UX Design 

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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apple innovation
Design Thinking Tools 

Design Thinking Case Study: Innovation at Apple

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/07/201604/03/2023Design Thinking 6 min read

Apple is one of the leading companies that is renowned for its unique products and brand. A short talk with an Apple user reveals there is an emotional relation between

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design thinking in schools
Design Thinking Tools 

Design Thinking in Schools: Building a Generation of Innovators

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/10/201604/03/2023Design Thinking 7 min read

Observing today’s world can tell us much about tomorrow and what human beings need to meet future challenges. Along with the increasing challenges that we face everyday from economical challenges

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Design Thinking Tools 

IBM Design Thinking Model: A Shift Toward Big Enterprises

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/18/201604/03/2023IBM Design Thinking 4 min read

Along with increasing market competency, companies are moving toward greater adoption of design thinking techniques as tools to put their consumers in the heart of the development process. The goal

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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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critical thinking
Design Thinking Tools 

6 Steps for Effective Critical Thinking

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/15/201604/03/2023Critical Thinking 4 min read

On a daily basis, we face problems and situations that should be evaluated and solved, and we are challenged to understand different perspectives to think about these situations. Most of

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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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