November 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Design thinking & the problem of language

Visualization is an undisputed necessity for design thinking, but why? Although many publications underscore the relevance of ‘visual’ thinking; ‘post it walls; schemes; mind maps, sketching and so on, the question why it is needed remains misty. It may seem that design thinking - loosely defined as solving problems as designers do,…

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Added by Guido Stompff on November 29, 2010 at 21:54 — No Comments

Finland: Design Thinkers Nation?

Finland is reworking their national brand and positioning.

They came up with the concept (or mission as they call it): Finland Solves Wicked Problems

You can check the full report on this initiative here:…

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Added by Luis Menezes on November 26, 2010 at 17:10 — No Comments

Design thinking: shoot, aim, ready.

Even though design thinking is gaining popularity quickly, the question is whether it is truly understood. It actually is built upon a worldview that badly fits the prevailing paradigms on innovation as practiced by many organizations. The current paradigm can be characterized by three words: ready – aim – fire. First everything is prepared for enabling an innovation, like an…

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Added by Guido Stompff on November 26, 2010 at 16:00 — 2 Comments

PICNIC10: Beyond App-ocalypse

This year, at PICNIC10, I was invited by Adam Greenfield to participate in his panel ‘Urban Lenses’, with an ambition to…

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Added by Anab Jain on November 5, 2010 at 16:30 — No Comments

HOW DESIGN THINKING CAN RESHAPE OUR LIVES

Article by Jens Martin Skibsted at ICOGRADA website.

Check it out here

Added by Luis Menezes on November 5, 2010 at 12:22 — No Comments

UX Storytellers - Connecting the Dots

Hi everybody,

I am very happy to say that my free eBook has arrived.

http://uxstorytellers.blogspot.com

I wonder what you think about it.
Cheers,
Jan

Added by Jan Jursa on November 4, 2010 at 1:47 — No Comments