The last piece in this series provided a conceptual look at how to practice active listening when facilitating customer interviews. Our advice was to “simply be present”; though anyone who’s…
read moreIt’s been mentioned time [1] and again [2] that Active Listening is a key component to exercising empathy. Further, we all know by now that empathy is a main focus…
read moreYou’ve done your research, and you know the best way to generate and test ideas for innovation is to take the human-centric approach Design Thinking brings. You’re ready to find…
read moreHave you ever really, truly failed at something? What I mean to ask is, have you ever tried something hoping to get a result that you never even came close…
read moreThe ethos “There is no such thing as failure” is not new, but when was the last time you, or your team, actually practiced it? Sure, embracing it too tightly…
read moreMany a business person has been inspired by the story of Spanx founder, Sara Blakely [1]. After-all, she IS a self-made billionaire whose passion and perseverance have chiseled out one of…
read moreA few weeks ago, I came upon an article from my alma mater, entitled ‘Thirty Ideas Are Better Than One’. Given that Design Thinking and idea generation was on my…
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