The Design Thinking Quick Start Guide

A brief, beautiful introduction to Design Thinking that inspires business creativity and innovative solutions The Design Thinking Quick Start Guide: A 6-Step Process for Generating and Implementing Creative Solutionsshows you how you and your team can become more creative. This book presents methods you can use to innovate playfully and enjoyably. The Design Thinking Quick Start Guide is full of practical tools and activities, like the 6-3-5 method of brainstorming, to help you and your team get creative. For each of the six steps in the design thinking process, the authors offer two warm-ups that get teams ready to contribute and arrive at innovative solutions. Spur innovation with checklists for brainstorming and implementation Learn how to generate new ideas Lead your team in a proven process for doing creative work Whether you re new to design thinking or experienced, the clearly outlined steps in this guide will inspire you to create and implement great ideas.

A brief, beautiful introduction to Design Thinking that inspires business creativity and innovative solutionsThe Design Thinking Quick Start Guide: A 6-Step Process for Generating and Implementing Creative Solutionsshows you how you and your team can become more creative. This book presents methods you can use to innovate playfully and enjoyably.The Design Thinking Quick Start Guide is full of practical tools and activities, like the 6-3-5 method of brainstorming, to help you and your team get creative. For each of the six steps in the design thinking process, the authors offer two warm-ups that get teams ready to contribute and arrive at innovative solutions.* Spur innovation with checklists for brainstorming and implementation* Learn how to generate new ideas* Lead your team in a proven process for doing creative workWhether you're new to design thinking or experienced, the clearly outlined steps in this guide will inspire you to create and implement great ideas.

I How do I use this book? 11II What's All This About Creativity? 17III What is a Design Challenge ? 2501 Phase One - Understand 3102 Phase Two - Observe 3903 Phase Three - Synthesize 4704 Phase Four - Ideate 6305 Phase Five - Prototype 7506 Phase Six - Test 85IV Documentation - Iteration 93V Team 103VI Sample Agendas 115VII About the Authors 119VIII References 123