design-thinking
Empathy-driven problem-solving
Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that emphasizes understanding users' needs, brainstorming creative solutions, and testing prototypes iteratively.
The framework typically includes stages like empathizing, defining the problem, ideating, prototyping, and testing.
Originally from industrial design, it has spread to business, education, and technology: We used design thinking to reimagine the customer experience.
Critics note the term often gets reduced to Post-it-covered walls and empty process theater.
Feel what others feel
- defineState precise meaning
- ideateForm mental concepts
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- testEvaluative examination
iterative · nonlinear · cyclical · phases · framework · toolkit · mindset · approach
Prioritizing people's needs first
- ideationForming mental concepts
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
co-creation · synthesis · reframing · experimentation · storyboarding · sprint · facilitation · cross-functional
Giving expert advice professionally
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
enterprise · transformation · client-centered · problem-solving · efficiency · implementation · adoption
Capacity for original thought
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- transformationThorough change in form
- blue-skyUnrealistically speculative
moonshot · invention · reimagining · out-of-the-box · unconventional · game-changing · possibility · experimentation
California private research university
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- bootcampInitial military training program
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
coursework · pedagogy · learning · classroom · hands-on · experiential · studio · cohort
empathize
Feel what others feel
test · iterative · nonlinear · cyclical · phases · framework · toolkit · mindset · approach · stages
human-centered
Prioritizing people's needs first
- ideationForming mental concepts
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
brainstorming · co-creation · synthesis · reframing · experimentation · storyboarding · sprint · facilitation · cross-functional · workshop
consulting
Giving expert advice professionally
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
stakeholders · enterprise · transformation · client-centered · problem-solving · efficiency · implementation · adoption
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- transformationThorough change in form
blue-sky · moonshot · invention · reimagining · out-of-the-box · unconventional · game-changing · possibility · experimentation · risk-taking
Stanford
California private research university
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- bootcampInitial military training program
- certificationAttestation of qualification
training · coursework · pedagogy · learning · classroom · hands-on · experiential · studio · cohort · mentorship