by Clay Maxwell | DIY Templates & Tools, Product and Service Development
One of the biggest things we hope to learn through this listening tour are the critical elements required to build and sustain a successful corporate innovation group (CIG). To get at that question, we designed a simple, interactive activity that asks our interviewees to plot a number of optional CIG elements (yellow “cards”) against two dimensions: risk and rigidity.
by Clay Maxwell | DIY Templates & Tools, Product and Service Development
The notion “Fail Fast” has become rather pervasive throughout the world of corporate innovation and the more I hear it, the more I become sure that it is contributing to waste in the innovation...
by Clay Maxwell | DIY Templates & Tools, Product and Service Development
When asked, “What’s the background of your team?” in addition to “incredibly diverse” I’ll say, “At the end of the day, everyone on our team is a brilliant designer of experiments.” That is, they’re more than...
by Brandon Chinn | DIY Templates & Tools
As a practitioner of service design, I often get asked for recommendations on great books about design thinking methods. After many impromptu conversations at conferences, workshops, and other events, I’ve finally decided to put them down on paper.
by Mike Johnson | DIY Templates & Tools
Think design strategy might be the career path for you, but not sure where to start? Here are 4 ways to get your feet wet and gain experience.
by Kathi Hendrick | DIY Templates & Tools, Product and Service Development
“Design Strategist” is a term that wraps up lots of different roles and responsibilities. First and foremost, we’re researchers, meaning we’re always asking questions and looking to end users to answer them for us.