When Focusing on Velocity don’t Forget Trajectory

I’ve been in quite a few conversations lately where teams were focused on “just being faster”.  It’s good to hear these conversations happening in the corporate environment as they look to lessons from their start-up challengers.  As much I am a fan of reducing red-tape and increasing throughput, I’ve also come to be caution of … More When Focusing on Velocity don’t Forget Trajectory

What does Design look like when practised by non-designers? Add your voice to research into this question.

For over 20 years design has been promoted as an approach that non-designers can utilise to help innovate and create new business value.  From the British Design Council’s declaration that “design is too important to be left to designers alone” (Dumas, 1996) to the rising popularity of Design Thinking (Nussbaum, 2004, Brown, 2008, Brown 2009, … More What does Design look like when practised by non-designers? Add your voice to research into this question.

On Design Thinking, Product Thinking and the magic that happens when they come together.

When Product Managers are talking about Design Thinking and Experience Managers are talking about Product Thinking you know something magical is happening. A few years back, a friend of mine who’d just returned from her first big overseas jaunt.  She was regaling us with stories of the little things that can blow your mind when you … More On Design Thinking, Product Thinking and the magic that happens when they come together.