The Six Systems Thinking Steps to Solve Complex Problems
A quick overview of common problem solving techniques indicates that most of these methods focus on the problem rather than
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Design Thinking
Tools and tips about design thinking for education and organizations such as mind maps, brainstorming, six thinking hats, TRIZ, SCAMPER, starbursting, and more.
What Kills Design Thinking?
Design thinking is one of the many beneficial tools that help individuals and companies to find new ideas through changing
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The Decision-Making Process Designers Should Use Daily
“How do I make a proper decision?” It seems to be an easy question to answer, especially by a professional,
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CATWOE: Building a Problem-Solving Checklist
Problem solving is the main target of design thinking methods, and the previously discussed design thinking methods that are used
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If You Believe that Design Thinking is a Waste of Time, You’re Doing It Wrong
Design thinking tools and methods tend to explore innovative ideas and creative solutions for organization problems by shifting the way
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Applying Design Thinking in Education to Fight Extremism
Last week, we woke up to the terrible attacks in Paris, and the world is still mourning the more than
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Why Design Thinking Can Contribute to a Growing Business
Design thinking is defined by Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, as “a discipline that uses the designer’s sensibility and methods
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Problem-Solving Using Cause and Effect Diagram
Solving problems is considered an initial part of designers’ tasks; they tend to solve consumer or company problems through providing
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Common Types of Mind Maps and How to Use Them
Mind maps are widely used by both designers and non-designers as a method for brainstorming in the early stages of
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How Designers Can Use Rolestorming to Understand Consumers
Brainstorming techniques are used to achieve different goals, including finding creative ideas, solving problems, and understanding the target consumer during
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Brainstorming Multiple Ideas Using Charette Procedure
Two main barriers arise when there are 15 people or more present in a brainstorming session when attempting to discuss
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10 Online Mind Mapping Tools for Designers
Exploring ideas or finding creative solutions requires identifying a link between ideas and the available information. A holistic understanding of
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Explore the 8D Problem Solving Approach
Is there a disciplined method that allows companies to solve problems? In times of crisis, companies face the challenge of
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Starbursting: Evaluating New Ideas
In every project start of idea development, the biggest challenge is how to understand all the project-related factors through asking
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Inspired Lessons from Da Vinci’s Creative Thinking Methods
Leonardo Da Vinci was not only a master of art and science, but also known as a great thinker with
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