It is interesting to see how design thinking and coaching, two seemingly unrelated practice areas, have so much in common. Design thinking is an iterative process that attempts to understand the user ...

With more and more engineering-focused companies trying to become design-centric, they’re no doubt trying to adopt design thinking. But it’s not as simple as saying, “Just use design thinking.” Saying ...

In recent years, more and more technology teams have opted to leverage design-thinking principles when building new software and tools. With a heavy emphasis on empathy and creativity, the multistep ...

This workshop is the fifth in the introductory workshop series on design thinking. In it, we'll review the previous session, introduce the purpose and mindsets of prototyping, and introduce ...

Pioneered by the Stanford d.school, Innovation by Design is a process that is extremely useful in tackling complex problems that are ill-defined or unknown, by understanding the human needs involved, ...

“We’ve done evaluations before, but the results weren’t that useful or interesting.” “I barely have time to get to all the things on my to-do list, let alone to spend extra time reflecting and ...

In 2014, Tides hired its fourth CEO in four years. Founded in 1976, Tides’ legacy as a progressive provider of services and programming for philanthropists and nonprofits worldwide had fallen behind, ...

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a job and are considering a new career, figuring out exactly what you want to do — and how you’ll get there — can be overwhelming. What if you could identify and test out ...

What is design thinking, and why is design thinking important? It's an iterative process that begins with empathy and culminates in testing and implementation, only to be followed by further cycles of ...