Design Thinking

Design Thinking

According to Fast Company, design thinking consists of four steps:
1. Define the problem
2. Create and consider many options
3. Refine selected directions
4. Pick the winner, execute

Tim Brown, writing for the Harvard Business Review, defines design thinking as, "a methodology that imbues the full spectrum of innovation activities with a human-centered design ethos."

Design Skills


Ken Musgrave of Fast Company since there are ten crucial skills designers need to be successful:
1. Passionate Curiosity
2. Imagination
3. Objectivity & Self Awareness
4. Crisp Communication
5. Effective Storytelling
6. Flawless Executive
7. Business Acumen
8. Global Awareness
9. Context
10. Talent

Creativity


Bruce Mau says this about creativity, "Creativity has been made into a mythology. Certain people have it and certain people don't. The reality is it's hard work." (source)


Albert Einstein, on the other hand, said, "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." 
Perhaps Einstein was referring to the idea that it's impossible to create in a vacuum, and that everything is inspired by something else.