Starbursting Technique: Evaluating New Ideas
Starbursting is another creative brainstorming tool with a different approach from other brainstorming techniques. When the team inside the organisation
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Design Tools
Design resources include downloadable design and business tools that you can use during the design process and project management. These design templates are editable, so you can fill PDF directly and then share or print. Examples of our design resources such as Starbursting tool, SWOT tool and Creative Brief template.
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The Role of Storytelling in the Design Process
Storytelling is in the heart of our DNA as a human being, it helps us connect events is a holistic
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Measuring the Impact of Design Thinking
The term design thinking has been widely used to describe the application of design process’s characteristics and distinguish it from
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How to Create the System Thinking Diagrams
Complex systems can’t be seen as individual parts. We need a broader perspective to see the whole pattern that causes
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How to Apply Critical Thinking Using Paul-Elder Framework
The critical thinking provides an efficient method for designers, design students, and researchers for evaluating arguments and ideas through rational
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How to use Card Sorting to Improve Service Design
Service design follows the same design thinking process models that we highlighted in previous articles. However, when it comes to
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How to Use Task Analysis Grid in Service Design
Designers usually find themselves stuck in the communication with the other stakeholders in the project in order to understand the
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4 Service Design Tools to Focus on Consumers’ Needs
Service design aims to improve both commercial and social services by putting the consumer in the heart of the process.
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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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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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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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How to Use Mind Mapping for Better Thinking
During brainstorming meetings and problem-solving sessions, many outputs are shared and presented in fractals. Many of the design thinking methods
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A Guide to the SCAMPER Technique for Creative Thinking
Creative thinking and problem-solving are essential parts of the design process to turn ideas into innovation and break the barriers
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How to Create a Professional Creative Brief
In a previous article, we explored how top designers such as Tom Bassett, Frank Gehry, David Rockwell and Yves Béhar
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Problem Solving Using Hurson’s Production Thinking Model
The ability to solve problems is one of the essential strong points inside successful organizations. Seeing the success of a
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SWOT Analysis: Exploring Innovation and Creativity within Organizations
Innovation and creativity are considered by many strategists a key factor of business success and prosperity. However, only one from
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Design Thinking Tools: Reverse Brainstorming
Many tools and techniques involve the design thinking process such as mind maps, brain dumps, group discussion, SWOT analysis, reversed
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The Six Hats of Critical Thinking and How to Use Them
The critical thinking process can be complex and may be confusing. One of the proven successful methods to organize both
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Using Lego Serious Play as a Design Thinking Tool
Lego bricks extend their role as a play toy to contribute to design thinking inside large organizations through the Lego
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