Design and design thinking articles on the web
July 22nd, 2009 by binnur
Here are a few design and design thinking related articles that caught my attention recently. Enjoy.
From Fast Company’s Think.Design blog by Ken Musgrave:
- The Enduring Power of Brand: Leica vs. Panasonic — Power of emotional connection
- Beyond Design, 10 Skills Designers Need to Succeed Now — This list is not just limited to designers
From MIT Sloan Management Review’s special report on Design Thinking:
- Problem Solving: How to Become a Better Manager… By Thinking Like a Designer by Jimmy Guterman — Interview with Nancy Duarte and Garr Reynolds. If you are thinking this is not relevant, look again. Here is a quick snapshot from Garr Reynolds: embrace restraints; take a risk; question everything; it’s not about tools.
- Designing Waits that Work by Donald Norman — A few tips on how to apply design thinking in your day to day people management.
From Core77, Parallel Universes: Making Do and Getting By + Thoughtless Acts (Mapping the quotidian from two perspectives) by Kevin Henry — information exists already in the world; great precision is not required; natural constraints are present; cultural constraints are present.
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That was a good list and I found the “Problem Solving: How to become a good manager thinking like a designer” is a good read
To become a manager the only key is that you know how to handle people.. That’s the best thing that you must have so that you become a good manager..