Design Thinking vs the Traditional Innovation Funnel

No corporate-innovation program can be successful unless it’s cross-functional ...And only when you have both the control and the creativity can the pursuit of innovation bring repeatable results with tangible return on investment.

Design Thinking post COVID19

Everyone can feel it, but very few are ready to acknowledge that the world as we know it has changed. Probably for good. We will have to face a new reality post COVID19 and most of us are not prepared to face that fact yet.

UM-Dearborn Campus Placemaking Initiative

Admissions needs to communicate consistently at each touchpoint. Prospective students and families want to assess whether this educational experience is the right fit for them. Current students and alumni are asking for Maize and Blue landmarks to build the Michigan Tradition across campus.

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Design Thinking in Compliance

Design thinking is another innovation which can help the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) move forward in a cutting-edge manner to make a compliance program not only more robust but also operationalize it into the fabric of the company. Such a mechanism would help to drive compliance into the operational nature of a company.

What Design Thinking Can Bring to Employee Experience Programs

Many enterprise leaders are looking into design thinking as a way to accelerate the employee experience in their workplace...It’s a good lens through which to view employee experience programs, because it's based on leaders seeing the world through the eyes of their employees, encouraging them to be empathetic with the employee's journey.

Driving Earlier Diagnosis and Care for Alzheimer’s Disease

Identifying pathways to change behavior in the U.S. healthcare system. 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease.  By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million.  It’s currently the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S.

ROI of Design Thinking: A Framework to Measure Impact

Design thinking outcomes that we can count, such as gained leads or increased adoption rates, are the most easily measured, but the most significant value is created by outcomes which are difficult to quantify. Design thinking changes perception - the way people feel and see things. Going deeper, it changes the interactions with people and the innovation conversation itself.

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