Design Thinking Books You Must Read (updated)
Can you think that following a design thinking process with five steps turns you into a creative innovator?! Believe me, it isn’t and never has been this way. The spread
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Author: Dr Rafiq Elmansy
Using the MPPF Method in the Double Diamond Design Process
We explored the design thinking process and introduced various models, including the Double Diamond Design process, which reflected several characteristics of design thinking, although it still shows some linearity in
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Applying the Delphi Method in Design Research
Design research is a core practice in design and when applying the design thinking process professionally. However, in some situations, we seek agreement from experts around one question, decision, or
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What is this Thing Called Design Management?
Managing the design process is always a challenging task. Have you ever wondered the reason behind the lack of designers’ ability to understand how to manage the creative process and
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What is Strategic Design and its Role inside the Organisation?
While teaching design classes at several universities, I got to explore the design thinking process with the students and highlight the role of design and creativity during the different process
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Design Thinking Examples of Driving Creativity
For many, design thinking reflects several outcomes of the design value, and creativity and innovation are among them. When we dig deeper into design thinking examples, we see the applications
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The Ergonomics Principles and Their Applications
The user experience is the core of the design process, and we, as designers, apply existing design processes such as the Double Diamond Design Thinking to improve our user’s experience
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Types of Innovation: The Complete Guide with Examples
Innovation is widely acknowledged as important for companies seeking market success in various industries or accessing new markets. This perception is supported by case studies and by observation of companies
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SCAMPER Technique Examples and Applications
The SCAMPER technique is one of the brainstorming tools that allows us to explore solutions to problems by altering the current product through seven different approaches: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify,
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Four Must-Know Behavioural Design Strategies
In user experience design, we use HCI theories to study and improve the usability of design solutions. Yet, the context of use extends to the user environment and behaviour that
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Behavioural Design: Using Habit Loop in mHealth
Behavioural design is not only about designing the mobile health solution but also extending its role to understand how users behave and drive users to change their habits toward healthier
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How to Create a Professional Creative Brief?
Through my years of working as a designer, I understood two factors: the most crucial document that paves the way through the design process is the creative brief, and there
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What are Design Research Types and Applications?
Let’s think of the design practice and how design research contributes to the development of different design solutions, products, services, and systems. Both design and research are human activities, and
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Minimum Viable Product Examples and Applications
When we have a new product idea, it is always surrounded by uncertainty regarding its future success and market acceptability. During the design processes, such as the Double Diamond Design
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The Affinity Diagram: A Practical Case Study
During the design process, several parameters bubble during the research and ideation sessions that you need to organise, analyse and prioritise, such as application features, project tasks or organise application
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The Blue Ocean Strategy: Guide and Examples
One of the biggest challenges that face today’s companies is market competency. The challenge factor is magnified for new companies as they try to find a value proposition that allows
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How to Conduct Online Brainstorming
Brainstorming allows teams to explore ideas and analyse information creatively and collaboratively during the design thinking process. During the pandemic lockdown, online brainstorming solved the problem that teams had to
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Applying the Value Proposition Canvas in Healthcare Technology
When I teach design to my students, I usually tell them to look for the “value” and acknowledge it is the most important connection between you and your user. The
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How to Use Task Analysis Grid in Service Design
As a designer, I usually find it challenging to communicate with all the stakeholders in the project, especially in service design, where the product is intangible in contrast to product
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Creative Thinking: Inspired Lessons from Leonardo Da Vinci’s
Leonardo Da Vinci was not only a master of art and science but also a great creative thinker with an extraordinary ability to look at the world from a creative
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