Tag: workshops
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How to Run ‘How Might We’ Workshops: A Quick Guide
‘How Might We’ (HMW) workshops are a cornerstone of design thinking and an essential tool in the modern UX designer’s toolkit. These workshops are designed to open up the floor to innovative thinking and collaborative problem-solving. This guide aims to provide you with a concise and actionable roadmap to running successful ‘How Might We’ workshops,…
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8 Tips for Implementing Design Thinking in Your Healthcare Practice
Where patient needs and technological advancements continuously evolve, adopting a design thinking approach can lead to groundbreaking improvements in service delivery and patient care. Design thinking, with its emphasis on empathy, collaboration, and iterative learning, offers healthcare professionals a framework to innovate and solve complex challenges. Here are eight practical tips for integrating design thinking…
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Better UX Design Workshops: A Quick Guide For Beginners
A UX Design Workshop has the power to align stakeholders, solve complex problems and generate a heap of ideas. This article will explore the different types of UX workshops and give some tips for going above and beyond in your UX design process. 9 Types of UX Design Workshops Planning a UX Design Workshop (Remote…
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How to Plan a Workshop: A Quick and Easy Guide
Workshops are a great way to facilitate meaningful discussion and tap into collective wisdom. In this article, we’ll share a framework that you can use for any workshop. The Basic Recipe for All Workshops All workshops follow a pattern of divergent and convergent thinking. We diverge by gathering information and exploring options. We converge by…
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The 5 Whys in Design Thinking and How to Use Them
Looking to get to the root of a problem? The five whys is an investigative process that delves into cause-and-effect relationships, providing insight and solutions. By asking “why” up to 5 consecutive times, you can uncover hidden patterns in the problem area – revealing its fundamental nature for effective resolution. 5 reasons to use the…
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100 Tips on How to Improve Your Design Thinking Skills
In this article, you’ll learn how to improve your design thinking skills. You’ll become a better problem solver, a better collaborator, more creative, and most importantly, a better designer. 100 Ways to Improve Your Design Thinking Skills Pick the tips that appeal to you the most. Decide if you want to read, practice, experiment, mentor,…
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How to Identify Stakeholders for a Design Thinking Workshop
In this article, you’ll learn how to identify stakeholders for a design thinking workshop, and how to involve them, so they can help to make your Design Thinking project a success. Who Is a Stakeholder, and Why Do They Matter? A stakeholder is anyone that might have an interest in your Design Thinking project. It…
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How to Use Personas in Design Thinking
To design products and services people love, you need to think from the customer’s perspective. You need to understand their needs, wants, and problems. And the best way to do that is by creating customer personas. In this post, you’ll learn everything you need to know about user personas, and how to use them during…
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How to Use Design Thinking to Solve Problems (the Complete Guide)
An increasing amount of organizations are starting to value Design Thinking as a tool for creative problem solving. For some time now, they’ve recognized that ideas often don’t come from the top – Ideas originate from across the organization. That’s why many companies now train their employees in Design Thinking to encourage the pursuit of…