What does an innovation strategist do? The opportunity to become an “Innovation Strategist” catches people’s attention. Since our initial posting for the role in Toronto, we’ve received over 120 resumes from dynamic, brilliant young individuals all interested in joining the Idea Couture team. From the outside looking in, innovation strategy sounds incredibly sexy (and it certainly looks good on a business card). But if you ask a typical applicant what exactly they think an innovation strategist does, what usually follows is blank stares, buzz words, or my favorite, “They strategize innovation”. None of those are good answers. There’s nothing worse than expecting one thing and getting another. So here are a few of the tasks, activities, and responsibilities of your typical innovation strategist. Project DesignInnovation strategist as the planner Business Strategy Innovation strategist as the box builder Design Research Innovation strategist as design researcher Workshop Innovation strategist as a facilitator Design Development
Building and Maintaining a Strong Online Network {*style:<b> </b>*}Interactive designers tend to be early adopters who stay well ahead of the curve. But no matter how technically experienced and web savvy you are, there are still nuances to be aware of as you navigate the ever-evolving world of online networking. Follow these five rules to build a strong network: Stay active Make no mistake, tending to your digital life takes time and effort, but it’s important. Keep your profiles current by adding content on a regular basis. Live DesignCast Ilise Benun will show you how to develop clients using LinkedIn on Thursday, March 15, at 2 p.m. Respect the rule of reciprocity Online networking is a two-way street, so reaching out only when you need something won’t work. The most effective networkers are responsive, reliable and resourceful. Don’t be slapdash The more frequently people communicate online, the more unfiltered and careless they’re likely to become. Also, it’s worth it to put some safety nets in place. Realize it’s not a numbers game
Lean Startup and Design Thinking: 5 Things I've learned From Eric Ries | Cosmin Gheorghe Photo Copyright Cosmin Gheorghe A startup is a human institution designed to create something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. [...] Entrepreneurship is the management discipline that deals [in a scientific way] with those situations of high uncertainty. ERIC RIES As a (former) Design Thinking student and lifetime Systems Theory evangelist I was delighted to watch this week's Google Hangout with Eric Ries (The Lean Startup), Jake Knapp (Design Partner, Google Ventures) and Tim Brown (CEO, IDEO). 1. There is a reason for which entrepreneurs call their companies "startups" and not "endups". Everybody thinks that getting ideas is the hard thing. 2. This particular statement resonates with me, as it points toward a fundamental psychological, sociological and existential issue: the unknown. It is fascinating to see how much energy we spend planning every second of our lives, and how angry we get when our plans are deviated by a minute or an inch. 3. 4. 5.
MISC Magazine | The Future of Design Education Design schools have built up an expectation that they can equip students to tackle complex problems through the power of creativity alone. They can’t. They don’t. And they continue to fool themselves with four big myths about creativity. Myth 1: Creativity and design are inseparable. Myth 2: Analytical people are generally not creative people. Myth 3: is that, when it comes to design, creativity must be unbound from the laws, structures and processes of the day-to-day world. Myth 4: is that which surrounds the recent and very popular theme of ‘design for social change’. This article appears in MISC Winter 2014, The Balance Issue Want to work for us? The Saylor Academy relies heavily on members of the academic community in order to fulfill its mission. We are always in search of progressive-thinking deans, professors, assistant professors, instructors, teaching assistants, and students of varying levels of education (from high school level interns to graduate students) willing to share the breadth of their knowledge and expertise in order to make the Academy a success. Please see below for specific job postings. Unless specifically indicated, pay is commensurate with experience. Due to the volume of applications received, the Saylor Academy may be unable to respond to all queries about the status of open positions and/or to all applicants. Director, Educational Services Consulting Teacher Temporary Front-End Developer Grants Coordinator The Saylor Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Agence design lyon | Conseil en design lyon| conseil stratégie design lyon| conseil design service lyon - VEEB VEEB est une agence de design à Lyon. Nous travaillons avec les porteurs de projets et entrepreneurs dans toutes les étapes de leurs projets de création d'identité, de produits et de services. Pour ce faire, nous intervenons sur les activités suivantes: Conception d'identités de marqueAmélioration et conception de produits et servicesDesign d'espaceRecherche design et design thinkingStratégie de design
Remote collaborative sketching, brainstorming and design studio techniques I’ve been facilitating design studios with collocated teams for years. Many, including me, have covered the benefits of collaboratively sketching new ideas and concepts with a cross-functional team. Recently though, I was tasked with bringing this exercise to a distributed team. With the product and user experience team in New York and the development team in Vancouver, it proved to be an interesting challenge. What follows is a play-by-play of how we set up the exercise and executed as well as an analysis of the successes and failures of this first attempt. It’s worth noting that this was the team’s first design studio ever – which added another layer of complexity to the event. We gave the teams a brief heads up of what was going to happen and asked everyone to come to their individual conference rooms with their own laptops. Priming the pump with affinity mapping Since this was their first collaborative sketching session, we didn’t want to jump right into drawing. 6-up template [Jeff]
Make a Good Impression in 30 Seconds - Ron Ashkenas by Ron Ashkenas | 12:52 PM February 6, 2012 This post was co-authored with Holly Newman. Here in the U.S., the Super Bowl this weekend showed us the power of 30-second advertisements, and how influential they can be in promoting a company’s awareness. But how often do we craft our own 30-second spots with audiences that we want to influence? Most of us are not in the business of making TV commercials, but in conversations there is almost always a 30-second moment that can make the meeting memorable. Malcolm Gladwell touches on this phenomenon in his book, Blink. So how do you turn your moment into an award-winning spot? Capture your audience’s attention. Convey a clear message. Focus on differentiation. When you combine these three elements, you’ve got the potential for an influential “spot.” Our world is filled with noise, information, and distractions; so having someone’s undivided attention — even for 30 seconds — is an opportunity that shouldn’t be wasted.
Qu'est ce que le Design Thinking ? « Penser comme un designer peut transformer la façon dont vous développer des produits, des services et processus … et même des stratégies » Pour bien commencer cette nouvelle année, cet article, plus qu’inspiré par l’article de Tim Brown dans la Harvard Business Review, veut présenter ce qu’est le Design Thinking. Thomas Edison a bien sur créé l’ampoule électrique mais il avait surtout compris que cette ampoule n’ai rien sans le système de génération et de transmission de l’électricité. Le génie d’Edison a surtout été de développer un marché complet et pas uniquement un produit. Le processus de design peut être comparé à un système d’espaces plus qu’à une série définie et ordonnée d’étapes. Inspiration : que est le problème du business ? il faut faire en sorte que le Design Thinking fasse parti du travail d’innovation : Le terrain de l’innovation s’étend et l’innovation est devenue la source principale de différentiation et d’avantage compétitif.
design studies forum › Rethinking Design Thinking: Part I This article originally appeared in Design and Culture, Volume 3, Number 3, November 2011 Abstract The term design thinking has gained considerable attention over the past decade in a wide range of organizations and contexts beyond the traditional preoccupations of designers. Introduction Professional design is now operating within an expanded and increasingly complex field. For design firms working for global clients in relentless pursuit of new markets, new offerings and new kinds of value creation, design itself is being remade (Tonkinwise 2010). While much of this critical discussion is beginning to take shape outside design circles, this article will examine design thinking from within. If we explore design thinking by using theories of practice, we may better understand designers’ work within the social worlds in which it takes place. Asking What If: The Designer as Cultural Interpreter In just the last five years, the term is more and more ubiquitous. Understanding Design Thinking
The Rhetoric of the CV - Manage Your Career By Joshua R. Eyler When you send in your job-application materials, you're not just assembling separate documents to fulfill the requirements of an ad. In a fall seminar at George Mason University, "Preparing for Careers in the Academy," I worked with advanced doctoral students to help them think about the larger message they were sending in their application materials. I wanted students in the seminar to understand that each of their documents should be crafted meticulously, paying close attention to the rhetorical choices they are making. It is perhaps easiest to think about issues of rhetoric when considering a candidate's cover letter or statement of teaching philosophy. The CV has a reputation for being purely utilitarian in nature and, as such, has less glamour than other application materials. In each section, and in the document as a whole, candidates must make an argument that moves from the most important evidence to the least important. What to do with everything else.
Interview Fabrice Mauléon, MOOC "Pensée Design" Le « design thinking » vous connaissez ? Après un démarrage en douceur, le concept part désormais à la conquête de l’Hexagone. Fabrice Mauléon, principal intervenant du MOOC « Pensée Design » conçu par France Business School, nous apporte son éclairage sur les principes de cette méthode Mon parcours est probablement aussi transverse que peut l’être une bonne approche transdisciplinaire de Design Thinking. J’ai ensuite eu la chance d’exercer différentes fonctions, en parallèle de l’enseignement et la recherche, au sein de mon école : direction d’un laboratoire de recherche, pilote de chaires sur la microfinance et d’autres sujets… mais j’ai surtout animé avec bonheur la spécialisation en gestion et développement durable de l’actuelle FBS. C’est cette dernière activité qui m’a fait le plus m’interroger sur mon métier de professeur. - Le design thinking ou la pensée design est encore peu connu en France. Il n’existe pas de définition arrêtée de ce qu’est le design. Oui, très certainement.
The Grove | The Leaders of Visual Planning, Team Performance, and Graphic Facilitation for over 30 Years. In Debt to Your Degree - Advice By Professor Pennywise As strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" waft across the perfumed spring air, it seems just the time for Pennywise to take up cudgels against the staggering debt levels plaguing university graduates. Both undergraduates and those seeking a Ph.D. all too often find themselves in the cold embrace of debt these days. One reason is the pernicious ubiquity of credit cards, with punishing rates of interest. Another is the decline of federal student aid, replaced by loans. Tuition inflation is a third. To those mired in debt—both students and faculty members—this column is for you. Pennywise believes that much of the household debt explosion of the past 30 years is a consequence of consumers borrowing simply to tread water, combined with ruthless, predatory lending practices—including by mainstream banks. Anyone can fall into the debt trap when hit by unexpected adversity: chronic health trouble, a death in the family, a downsizing. Take responsibility. Tally your debt.