The 2020 Innovation Issue
It’s time to think of yourself as a designer. That might be the last way you’d describe yourself in your professional life. But “design thinking”—the name for a particular way of coming up with products and services to solve customers’ problems—is a powerful tool. And it’s within the reach of everyone. Read all about design thinking and how to implement it below but also check out stories about efforts to find a COVID-19 vaccine, how a little-known not-for-profit is changing transportation in Indiana, how bias creeps into product development and much more.
Try these exercises to open up your perspective
Design thinking requires participants to communicate freely, open their minds to new ideas and look at problems in new ways. Here are some exercises to help. Read more
Improv helps foster leadership, teamwork
ActUp Consulting founder’s classes focus on principles of improvisational theater—celebrating failure, adapting to the moment, and making your fellow performers look good. Read more