2. Kai Bruns
Someday, I will be the most powerful Jedi ever…or DesignThinker
1. Banker in Bremen (Karen Tamez)
2. Translator in Madrid (Spanish bombing, 2004)
3. Student of Diplomacy in Manchester (Dr Lorna Lloyd)
4. Academic in Dubai & RAK (Pam Hinds, Stanford)
5. Innovation Manager in Abu Dhabi (You??)
6. ??
3. Overview
1. What is history of design (thinking)?
2. Book in review
3. Building a framework: Philosophy or Methodology?
4. Mindsets, Skills & Methods
5. How to incorporate insights?
6. Conclusion
5. What is Design Thinking?
“a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from
the designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the
possibilities of technology, and the requirements for
business success.” — Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO.
10. Methodology or Philosophy?
Methodology
• Downstream methods
• Assumption-based
methods
• Product, service or
experience opportunity
challenge
• Pursuit of product,
service, experience
capacity building
Philosophy
• Upstream methods
• Open-aperture methods
• Defuzz a fuzzy situation in
an opportunity challenge
• Surfacing innovation
behaviours and thinking
• Pursuit of organizational
adaptive capacity building
17. Design Thinking
Methodology vs Philosophy
Workshop Facilitation
• Ask questions, write
stuff down, and mind
the clock
“The facilitator is there to
make sure the sprint
happens, and to provide
the framework so everyone
else can succeed.”
Jake Knapp
Teaching Design Thinking
• Think about learning
outcomes
• Make sure participants
learn new skills & abilities
• Prepare participants to
face challenges of today‘s
world
29. Conclusion
1. Design Thinking is a process of thinking, hard work, yelling
that goes into the decision that makes the artifact.
2. Understand the difference between downstream and
upstream as one similar to methodology vs philosophy
3. Disruptive innovation builds up on a process that cultivates
design skills, methods and mindsets (double human
centric)
4. 3 master mindsets are growth mindset, creative
confidence and integrative thinking
5. Identify behaviours, fit them into design thinking process in
form of stokes, appetizers and exercises