Using design thinking to solve any challenge
Design thinking is an incredible mindset and tool kit whether you’re trying to solve world peace, save the planet, construct a curriculum or framework, create a product, service, or system, or build and iterate on something to solve a common everyday problem. I’d love to do a session with you to show you how it works if you’ve never used it before.
Yesterday it was a joy to start to introduce design thinking to a colleague of mine. Seeing his eyes light up and the wheels of his mind turn made me a little jealous of him. I remember that exact feeling of being overwhelmed by entering a whole new world when Bob Giampietro, my boss at the time at Toys R Us, got me hooked on IDEO’s then-nascent design thinking philosophy.
Since then, I’ve used IDEO’s work constantly in my product development and design work. No matter what the challenge is, no matter the industry, and no matter the form factor of the outcome, I’ve found design thinking works. It’s especially good for complex collaborative projects when so many other methods fall short.
If you’re interested in learning more, please drop me a note at christa.avampato@gmail.com. I’d love to help you solve problems and make the world a better place for all beings.