Best Online Collaboration Tools
Online collaboration tools are improving every day. There are the obvious ones, plus a few less common ones. By no means comprehensive, this list was originally gathered for my Design
Design Thinking
Posts under Design Thinking focus on a wide range of topics – from its background and history, different methodologies, exercises and examples, and other points of interest. Please use the Search bar to scan for other relevant words or tags.
By Andy Eklund
Design Thinking Vocabulary
So many people have asked for my list of Design Thinking vocabulary from my workshops so I’m posting the complete (and growing) list here. If you have other words or
Being Empathetic (It’s Not About You)
Here’s an embarrassing story, but I hope it helps make my point about being empathetic. Of all the traits and characteristics of Design Thinking, the one most necessary component for
How Design Thinking Works
With so many Design Thinking models available to follow, I’m often asked in workshops why I’ve chosen the Double Diamond Design Model from the Design Council and not other more
Empathize With Your Audience
Empathizing with Your Audience is Post #4 in a series from a presentation entitled 11 Great Creative Slip-Ups: The Most Common Mistakes in Brainstorming. The introduction to the series begins
Field Trips
Research, questioning, listening and analysing are all critical elements of the creative process. If you can take these skills, and apply them to talking and engaging with people directly, you’ll
The Different Types of Questions
There are many different types of questions, but arguably the four basic types which fall into two common categories: closed and open. Let’s drill down into the four types below.
The Information Chain
Turning information into ideas is a natural and important process of problem solving, both strategically and creatively. It’s a relatively linear and simple path, where each step builds upon the