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What is the primary focus of a giver of feedback in design thinking?
What is the primary focus of a giver of feedback in design thinking?
What is the main goal of the 'Gather Inspiration' phase in design thinking?
What is the main goal of the 'Gather Inspiration' phase in design thinking?
What is the primary benefit of design thinking for organizations?
What is the primary benefit of design thinking for organizations?
What is the essence of design thinking?
What is the essence of design thinking?
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What is the purpose of the 'Test to Learn' phase in design thinking?
What is the purpose of the 'Test to Learn' phase in design thinking?
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What is the main goal of the 'Make Ideas Tangible' phase in design thinking?
What is the main goal of the 'Make Ideas Tangible' phase in design thinking?
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What is the primary focus of design thinking?
What is the primary focus of design thinking?
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What is the purpose of the 'Share the Story' phase in design thinking?
What is the purpose of the 'Share the Story' phase in design thinking?
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Study Notes
Giving and Receiving Feedback
- As a giver of feedback, focus on improving, not criticizing, and be constructive.
- Explain why you think what you do as a giver of feedback.
- As a receiver of feedback, separate your ego from your work, listen with curiosity, and don't defend or justify.
Design Thinking Principles
- Desirability: consider what makes sense to people and for people.
- Feasibility: consider what is technically possible within the foreseeable future.
- Viability: consider what is likely to become part of a sustainable business model.
The Design Thinking Process
- Starts with taking action and understanding the right questions.
- Embraces simple mindset shifts and tackles problems from a new direction.
- Asks four key questions: What is?, What if?, What wows?, and What works?
Benefits of Design Thinking
- Understand the unmet needs of the target audience (customers, clients, students, users, etc.).
- Reduce the risk associated with launching new ideas, products, and services.
- Generate solutions that are revolutionary, not just incremental.
- Learn and iterate faster.
- Collaborate better and tap into the creative potential of individuals and teams.
Phases of Design Thinking
- Frame a Question: identify a driving question that inspires others to search for creative solutions.
- Gather Inspiration: inspire new thinking by discovering what people really need.
- Generate Ideas: push past obvious solutions to get to breakthrough ideas.
- Make Ideas Tangible: build rough prototypes to learn how to make ideas better.
- Test to Learn: refine ideas by gathering feedback and experimenting forward.
- Share the Story: craft a human story to inspire others toward action.
Essence of Design Thinking
- Human Centric
- Possibility Driven
- Options Focused
- Iterative
Real-Life Example
- In Denmark, 125,000 senior citizens rely on government-sponsored meals, with an estimated 60% of seniors in assisted living facilities or residential care units having poor nutrition.
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Learn design thinking principles for effective feedback and problem-solving. Discover how to give and receive feedback, and explore the three key aspects of design thinking: desirability, feasibility, and viability.
