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25 Design Thinking Conferences for 2019
This past April, I crossed off a big item on my bucket-list by attending my first-ever design thinking conference. I had the opportunity to not only attend Design Thinking 2018 in Austin, but also serve as an official media partner for the conference. ...
My Crash Course in Service Design
Discovering the Wonderful World of Service Design Not long after “accidentally” discovering the world of design thinking, I was introduced to the equally wonderful world of service design. Oddly, my first exposure to service design came during a significant setback in my ...
Ultimate Guide to Design Sprint Training Tools & Resources
Design sprints are rapidly gaining steam within organizations (including my own), and have driven considerable demand for design sprint training tools and resources. Google Venture’s 5-day design sprint approach, popularized and democratized by Jake Knapp in his best-selling book ‘Sprint’, has quickly ...
Design Thinking 2018 Austin Conference
My journey as a design thinking practitioner, just took a momentous leap forward. A few days ago, I attended Design Thinking 2018, my first-ever design thinking conference, and it was an INCREDIBLE experience! My 3 days in Austin for this ...
The 5 Minute Brainstorm
Great brainstorm facilitation requires lots of reps, trial, and error. As a new design thinking practitioner, I found the Ideate phase of design thinking particularly challenging since I had minimal prior experience in conducting brainstorms. It took me considerable time to plan my first brainstorm after my initial design thinking training. It took me even more ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on August 5, 2017
This past April, I crossed off a big item on my bucket-list by attending my first-ever design thinking conference. I had the opportunity to not only attend Design Thinking 2018 in Austin, but also serve as an official media partner for the conference. It was an incredible experience that accelerated my trajectory as a design thinking practitioner. In ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on December 27, 2018
Discovering the Wonderful World of Service Design Not long after “accidentally” discovering the world of design thinking, I was introduced to the equally wonderful world of service design. Oddly, my first exposure to service design came during a significant setback in my career. A new venture I had helped to launch, was failing. At the time, we ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on September 6, 2018
Mastering the Design Sprint
Last month, I made the decision to invest in myself and go “back to school” online through AJ&Smart’s Design Sprint Masterclass. My hope was to learn how to facilitate the newest version of the Google Ventures design sprint, the Design Sprint 2.0. AJ&Smart (AJS) makes what appears to be some fairly lofty claims for its Design Sprint ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on August 12, 2018
AJ&Smart’s Design Sprint Masterclass
It’s official. The Accidental Design Thinker is going back to school… design sprint school with Design Sprint Masterclass! Where am I going for my studies? – Online, in partnership with Berlin-based design sprint firm AJ&Smart. After spending a month exploring a broad range of design sprint training options, I finally made the decision to enroll in AJ&Smart’s newly ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on June 24, 2018
Design sprints are rapidly gaining steam within organizations (including my own), and have driven considerable demand for design sprint training tools and resources. Google Venture’s 5-day design sprint approach, popularized and democratized by Jake Knapp in his best-selling book ‘Sprint’, has quickly become a hot commodity in innovative organizations ranging from start-ups to massive Fortune 500 companies. ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on June 6, 2018
My journey as a design thinking practitioner, just took a momentous leap forward. A few days ago, I attended Design Thinking 2018, my first-ever design thinking conference, and it was an INCREDIBLE experience! My 3 days in Austin for this conference, are days that I know I’ll cherish and draw from for the rest of ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on April 28, 2018
Attending My First Ever Design Thinking Conference
Dreams of Attending a Design Thinking Conference – How this Journey Started. A few months ago, I would have never dreamt that 2018 would be the year that I’d attend my first-ever design thinking conference. After all, I’m not a designer, a UX/CX pro, or a design thinking expert from one of the mighty design ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on February 17, 2018
Designing Your Life Through Design Thinking
Design thinking can be a fantastic tool in designing your life. Design thinking has helped me create new products, imagine new retail concepts, & solve other abstract challenges. It has also helped me to design a better life for myself. In fact, I believe design thinking may have helped save my life and that it ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on December 24, 2017
17 Design Thinking Conferences for 2018
I’ve heard great things about design thinking conferences but have never actually attended one. I’m hopeful to attend my first one in 2018 but am unsure which one to choose. Ever since I discovered and fell in love with the world of design thinking, I’ve actively sought ways to continue my journey. I’ve networked with ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on November 5, 2017
Design Thinking is For Everyone, Not a Chosen Few
Everyone should be using design thinking. I’m convinced that design thinking (DT) can greatly benefit everyone. From helping Airbnb avoid bankruptcy and develop a winning business model, to improving sanitation systems in Cambodia, DT is a proven framework, process, and mindset for delivering solutions against some of the world’s toughest challenges. DT is an iterative method of deeply ...
By accidentaldesignthinker on October 14, 2017
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Amazon’s design succeeds because it makes use of four key principles that all great shopping experiences embody—whether digital or physical, luxury, or low-cost.
Below is my collection of design thinking success stories that have helped reinforce my conviction that design thinking can deliver incredibly powerful results and be applicable to everyone. Consumer Packaged Goods. …
The solution: Considering the factors and the user feedback obtained through the usability study I conducted, I propose a modified version of the Amazon mobile app that follows Amazon’s timeless branding, structurally …
Amazon’s renowned Amazon Working Backwards (AWB) approach is an exemplar of a methodical innovation process (Bryar and Carr 2021). AWB has contributed …
Behind every successful organization, there’s a strong culture. And that’s precisely the case of Amazon: its working backwards culture has helped dramatically scale innovation and growth while staying true to the leadership …
Here’s a collection of design thinking case studies that show how organizations have applied design thinking. Design thinking is imperative for companies to unleash their team’s full potential. Let us take a deep dive …