Innovation
Debate: How to Brainstorm Effectively
In my recent post Susan Cain: The power of introverts, I mentioned that I agreed with Cain’s view on brainstorming — that it is beneficial to allow participants to brainstorm on their own before discussing ideas in a group setting. Then last week I came across more articles discussing the procedure of brainstorming.
5 Rules for a Creative Culture
5 Rules for a Creative Culture Ben Chestnut, CEO of MailChimp Avoid rules. Avoid order. Don’t just embrace chaos, but create a little bit of it. Constant change, from the top-down, keeps people nimble and flexible (and shows that you want constant change). Give yourself and your team permission to be creative. Permission to try […]
Synectics & Pughsion™
Synectics Class Exercise As I’m finishing up with an online Financial Management class that is all numbers, I was just thinking how I’d rather be facilitating creative thinking right now. Then I started thinking back about a presentation my former classmate Rebecca Mahl and I did on the problem solving methodology synectics, as well as […]
Designing A Difference: Part 2
Designing A Difference — Smallbean Part 2 on Vimeo Almost one year ago, I wrote about a collaboration between Design Museum Boston and Smallbean to develop the next generation of Smallbean’s solar suitcase in a post titled Designing A Difference: Smallbean’s Solar Suitcase. Here is phase two of the project, which focused on refining concepts […]
Tippy Tap: Save Water, Save Lives
I found this video via World Water Day: Tippy Tap keeps it simple + saves water — Core77. I love how simple the solution is. To learn more visit www.tippytap.org/.
Four Case Studies for 2011 — Core77
Today I stumbled upon these four case studies on Core77. Enjoy! Four Case Studies for 2011 — Core77.
Change By Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
Today I finally finished reading Tim Brown’s Change by Design, after starting the book at the end of April and taking a long break. I was too distracted by my future plans— figuring out where I would be moving this fall and how I would get there— so I just put the book aside. I’m […]
Designing A Difference: Smallbean’s Solar Suitcase
Designing A Difference: Smallbean Part 1 from Design Museum Boston on Vimeo. A team at Design Museum Boston is collaborating with Smallbean, a nonprofit corporation based in Boston, to develop the next generation of Smallbean’s solar suitcase. This video documents phase one of the redesign, which is still in progress. Phase one focused on understanding […]
The Launch of OpenIDEO
Introduction to OpenIDEO / OpenIDEO.com from IDEO on Vimeo. This week, IDEO launched an open idea generation platform called OpenIDEO. It is a place where anyone, not just designers, can contribute ideas, become inspired and evaluate the ideas of others. The thing I like most about OpenIDEO is the fact that it uses collaboration to […]
Design Revolution Roadshow: Changing the World by Design
What began as a tour for Emily Pilloton’s book, “Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People,” ended up becoming much more. Pilloton used her 2009 Sappi Ideas that Matter Grant to turn the book tour into a mobile exhibition with workshops and lectures geared towards inspiring the next generation of young designers and promoting the idea that design can have a positive social impact.