Stephan Hitchins
Design Thinking
Human-centered Design
Wicked Problems
Designers Mindset
Creative Confidence
Encouraging Creativity
Designerly Thinking
Critical Thinking
Dealing with Ambiguity
Storytelling
Teamwork
Research
Primary Research
Interviews
Observation
Secondary Research
Porter’s Five Forces
SWOT
Problem Statements
Desirability. Viability. Feasibility.
Ideation
Divergent Thinking
Convergent Thinking
Lateral Thinking
Systems Thinking
Fear of Failure
Visualisation
Prototyping
Fidelity vs Resolution
Compare the Models
Focused Open Thinking
5E Framework
Engage with Empathy (Step 1)
Evaluate and Define (Step 2)
Explore and Ideate (Step 3)
Expand and Prototype (Step 4)
Execute and Test (Step 5)
5E Step-by-Step
5E (Graphics)
Tools
Roadmap to Innovation
Affinity Diagrams
Empathy Maps
Journey Maps
Mind Maps
Personas
Resources
Hand Drawn Posters
History of Design Thinking
Posters
The Wallet Exercise
Articles
Harnessing Design Thinking to Combat Domestic Violence
The Designer’s Mindset
Innovation within Teams
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Circular Economy
Co-design
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Design Thinking
Education
Futures Thinking
Healthcare
Human-centered Design
Innovation
Mindset
Recent Posts
Ensuring a Safe Creative Space to Allow Innovation to Flourish
Harnessing Design Thinking to Combat Domestic Violence
Improving children’s access to education
The future of our classrooms
Should we allow AI to brainstorm?