Design Lab: Collaborate & Create

“We interrogate the world by making.”
― Bill Burnett

Collaborators and Creators,
Here is a free 'Introduction to Human-Centered Design' course provided by IDEO and +Acumen.


https://www.plusacumen.org/courses/introduction-human-centered-design

Human Centered Design 101 — A Course by IDEO & +Acumen Human Centered Design 101 is a free 9-week online course by IDEO.org and +Acumen that offers change makers, social entrepreneurs and designers an in depth look at human centric design approaches.

Had the best time organising the first Design Lab: Collaborate & Create workshop. So many fantastic learnings!

A massive shoutout to Louisa Osborne for her patience and effort in supporting Design Lab: Collaborate & Create, and Prof. John Debs for all his feedback and the beautiful venue.

Buckets of gratitude for all the people who turned up and participated in the workshop and lots of love for Binu George, Jackie Maree and Vani Mittal who supported my madness through these past few weeks

Here's some TED to inspire you!
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_kelley_how_to_build_your_creative_confidence/transcript

Transcript of "How to build your creative confidence" TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: Is your school or workplace divided between the "creatives" versus the practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build...

"Hiring a ‘design thinking’ consultant, running a few workshops, swapping sticky notes, or reading a blog or two will not miraculously produce a culture of innovation. It takes forward thinking leadership, a long-term investment strategy, and a lot of dedicated effort."
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-thinking-like-designer-creates-value-maureen-thurston/

How thinking like a designer creates value How does an organisation learn to dance with disruption? How do leaders balance purpose with productivity; people with process, so their organisations

Why does 'human- centered design' work? Is it just the newest buzz phrase? Or, has it been around for as long as humans themselves?

https://www.wired.com/insights/2013/12/human-centered-design-matters/

Why Human-Centered Design Matters In 1894, W.K. Kellogg made a discovery that would forever change what we eat in the morning. Seeking a more digestible breakfast alternative to baked bread for his brother’s hospital patients, the bespectacled former broom salesman accidentally left a pot of boiled wheat out overnight. The wheat b...

Design thinking is first and foremost a learning experience. And learning must not stop.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/design-thinking-learning-process-holger-rhinow/

Design Thinking as a Learning Process The article summarizes my view on design thinking as an embedded learning process in organizations. The insights are part of my doctoral research from

What are 'human centered approaches'? What is design thinking? How do I empathise with the user?

Here is an entry point in to design thinking- story telling.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/storytelling-part-1-stories-entry-points-world-ofdesign-holger-rhinow/

Storytelling (Part 1): Stories as Entry Points into the World of Design In this two-part series I want to share a few methodological observations on successful storytelling from projects that I have been part of in recent

Design Lab: Collaborate & Create is a free workshop series coming to The Australian National University this August ❤️🧡💛
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