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C O M P L E T E
D A N I E L L I N G
G U I D E
DESIGN
THINKING
FOR SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS
“Daniel Ling is one of the most innovative experience designers in Asia.
This book gives you the tools he uses to make customers happy and
businesses successful.”
- David McQuillen, Customer Experience Pioneer & Entrepreneur
Copyright 2015 by Emerge Creatives Group LLP and Daniel Ling.
All rights reserved. Printed in Singapore. No part of this publication may
be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form
or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or
otherwise, without the permission of the publisher.
ISBN No: 978-981-09-5564-9
For design thinking training workshops, talks or consultation with expert
design thinker Daniel Ling, contact emerge.creatives@gmail.com to
discuss opportunities.
For Joleen and Caleb
2
Foreword
Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all...
good design must primarily serve people.
- Thomas J Watson, Industrialist
In Apple’s early days, Mike Markkula, one of its first investors, wrote a
one-page memo dubbed “The Apple Marketing Philosophy”.
In particular, three points were stressed:
• Empathy - an intimate understanding of the customer. Markkula set
down this marker to the rest of his team: “We will truly understand their
needs better than any other company.”
• Focus - a defined and unwavering action plan. “In order to do a good
job of those things that we decide to do, we must eliminate all of the
unimportant opportunities,” said Markkula.
• Impute - belief that people will subconsciously judge a company,
based on the product, its packaging and service by its staff. “People DO
judge a book by its cover,” he wrote. “We may have the best product, the
highest quality, the most useful software- if we present them in a slipshod
manner, they will be perceived as slipshod; it we present them in a
creative, professional manner, we will impute the desired qualities.”
This memo, written in the early 1980s before the MacIntosh launch, was
insightful. These values really articulate what sets Apple apart from its
rivals. Today, we can see that a lot of work goes into the product design
and user interface design of an iPhone or a Macbook. Thought and focus
goes into the way into its packaging, even the way the phone is taken out
of the box. Deep empathy of customers is required to deliver a pleasant
customer experience of purchasing music from iTunes.
Although he didn’t realize it at that time, Markkula was writing about some
of the fundamentals of design thinking.
By Daniel Ling
3
4
Acknowledgements
I am a firm believer that everyone can be a designer- that we need more
designers in a business suit.
I have close to 10 years of experience in innovation and design thinking
in the area of the product and service design industry- who has moulded
myself to be a “designer in a business suit”- strong in the design thinking
process but yet relevant to business and financial industry. My years of
experience in facilitation in workshops and training will bring practical
knowledge to real life context.
I am driven by a vision to empower professionals and students with
design thinking skills to be able to bring innovation and personal effective-
ness to solve problems for the organization. And I do hope that by creat-
ing a book like this- I could share my knowledge as a design thinker to a
larger audience, passionate about what they do and knowing that they
too, can make a change in business or society.
I wish to personally thank the following people for their contributions to my
inspiration and knowledge and other help in creating this book:
My wife Joleen and my son Caleb
- For being patient and gracious in allowing me to give up some precious
quality time with you, to spend writing this book. It wasn’t easy.
My mentor and boss Bojan
- For moulding and giving me opportunities to be moulded as one of the
design and user experience experts in the industry.
Colleagues Mingjie and Jordan
- For inspiring me to start writing this book. The inertia was great but I
bucked it down after that inspiring coffee chat.
Illustrator Stefanie and Copywriter Han Hwee
- Thanks for the support in making this book happen!
By Daniel Ling
5
Contents
Chapter 1
What’s Design Thinking
Why do we need design thinking?
What makes design thinking unique?
Design thinking checklist
Chapter 2
Design Action Plan
5 characteristics of action plan
Empathize phase
	 - User feedback template
	 - Personas template
	 - Empathy map template
Define phase
	 - Design brief template
	 - Stakeholder map template
	 - Customer journey template
	 - Context map template
	 - Opportunity map template
Ideate phase
	 - Prioritistation map template
	 - Affinity map template
	 - Evaluate ideas template
Prototype phase
	 - Physical prototype example
	 - Wireframe example
	 - Storyboard template
Test phase
	 - User feedback template
	 - Prototype evaluation template
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Chapter 3
5 Thinking Mindsets
Summary of 5 mindsets
Anatomy of a design thinker
Mindset 1: Think users first
Mindset 2: Ask the right questions
Mindset 3; Believe you can draw
Mindset 4: Commit to ideate
Mindset 5: Prototype to test
Chapter 4
Think Users First
What are your users inherent needs?
How do you empathize your users?
Ask questions- What you need to know
Steps to take for preparing an interview
Persona
Empathy map
Chapter 5
Ask The Right Questions
Why ask the right questions?
What are different type of questions?
Who should you ask questions?
How to align stakeholders in meetings?
Design brief
Stakeholder map
Customer journey
Context map
Opportunity map
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Chapter 6
Believe You Can Draw
Why should we communicate by drawing?
What is the value of drawing?
How to start drawing?
	 - Visual library
	 - Journey or process
	 - Problem
	 - Communication
How to start facilitation by drawing?
Chapter 7
Commit To Ideate
Why do you need to ideate?
What are the rules of ideation?
How to facilitate an ideation session?
How to build a creative culture?
Divergent- 5 common ideation techniques
	 - Brainwriting
	 - Nyaka method
	 - NHK method
	 - Scamper
	 - What if?
Convergent- 3 simple ways to converge
	 - Prioritisation map
	 - Affinity map
	 - Idea evaluation
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Chapter 8
Prototype To Test
What you could use as a prototype?
Why do we need a prototype?
Why do we test?
How to conduct a structured test?
How to conduct the interview?
How to conduct the observers’ debrief?
7
“Design’s fundamental
role is problem solver.”
- Fast Company, Business Magazine
8
What's
Design
Thinking?
Chapter 1
9
10
What's Design THinking?
Chapter 1
So what is design thinking, and how can this help us?
Design thinking is part and parcel of what goes through a designer’s mind
in every single design project. It is a powerful thinking tool that can drive a
brand, business or an individual forward positively.
An example would be to take a gadget and ask, “How do I make this
work, better, faster, smoother, and reduce waste and inefficiency?”
But it can go beyond product design. You can scale it up and apply it to
many things. For example, as more and more people come to cities to
look for jobs, these urban areas’ consumption of energy, food, water, and
other natural resources will steadily increase.
This naturally places great pressure and stress not just on our
environments, but on our daily living and routines (this goes a long way to
explain Singapore’s traffic jams, long queues, and overcrowded malls).
Design thinking can help solve problems with overcrowded living spaces,
and minimize stress to our infrastructure. It can be used to utilize our
resources effectively, and minimize energy consumption.
However, this book is not trying to sell design thinking to ‘replace’ your
existing thinking techniques - but rather as a ‘complement’ or ‘add-
on’. Some people will wonder - what is so great about thinking like a
designer? Firstly, it is a tried and trusted problem-solving thinking tool that
anyone can employ to achieve real, concrete results. However, if you did
not use it consistently enough, and actively integrate it in your mindset,
you may not be able to see effective results.
However, the real question to ask is, “Why not?” Isn’t it good to have
another set of tools to help you excel?
11
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
Why DO WE NEED DESIGN THINKING?
For companies
to innovate
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
- Steve Jobs, Apple CEO
Companies need to innovate or die. Today’s consumers are very aware,
are spoiled for choice, and can be very fickle.
3M and Apple were companies on the brink of failure- but they proceed
to adopt an innovative culture through design thinking to achieve amaz-
ing records of success. Today, 3M generated nearly $30 billion revenue
selling over 55,000 innovative products, while Apple captivated the con-
sumer electronics market with stylish products like the iPhone, Macbook
and iPad.
In a competitive market, companies, big or small, need to innovate to
create an advantage over their competitors. Design thinking will allow
companies and startups to innovate and explore opportunities, based on
unmet consumer needs and understanding of the situation.
1
3 key factors why people need design thinking:
Apple adopted an innovative culture through design
thinking to achieve an amazing record of success.
12
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
WHY DO WE NEED DESIGN THINKING?
For society
to solve human
problems
2
3 key factors why people need design thinking:
“Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human
problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.”
- Ivan Chermayeff, Designer & Artist
People need design thinking to solve human problems (difficulties we
encounter in daily life). For example, we face issues like overcrowding
at train stations, bad online banking experiences and traffic jams, which
can lead to frustration and social problems. By applying design thinking
principles, we identify the best possible options to streamline and make
these experiences go better, faster and smoother.
We face problems every day. So what kind of problems do we
address using design thinking?
Problems that:
1. Are poorly defined
2. Lack information to define a solution
3. Has strong impact on human needs
4. Has changing context / situation
Problems , Problems , problems . . .
Overcrowding on Singapore’s MRT - can we solve it?
13
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
Why do we need design Thinking?
For individuals
to compete
“Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws
from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the
possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”
- Tim Brown, President & CEO of IDEO
Design thinking has already been seen as a competitive advantage for
individuals who want to excel in their career or business. Many schools,
such as the Rotman School of Design and Stanford University’s d.school,
have offered exclusive courses on Design Thinking to executives and
professionals. They aim to give students with design backgrounds a
stronger business advantage, while offering business-minded people a
more creative edge.
According to the Wall Street Journal, prospects are willing to pay up to
$40,000 per year for a Design Thinking MBA, while a Stanford’s three-day
Design Thinking bootcamp costs $9,500!
There are many individuals willing to fork out huge money to gain valuable
design thinking tools and knowledge - all in order to compete, and be
more effective.
3
3 key factors why people need design thinking:
Prospects are willing to fork out huge money to gain an
advantage valuable design thinking tools and knowledge
- all in order to compete and be more effective.
14
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
ACTIVITY
Thinking like a designer can transform the way organizations develop products
and services on the front end. It can also improve processes and strategy in the
backend. You can apply the principles to a new product or service, but you can
also use to tackle a problem that a plagues a city or nation.
It is a way to think and ideate on a solution to address a problem, or better meet a
customer need. It is a process focused on solutions, and not on problems.
After understanding why we need design thinking, here are some follow-up reflections.
What are the key innovations that inspire you?
How could you make some things better?
What are some human problems that you face everyday?
How would you solve them?
What will design thinking help you to compete in?
1
2
3
15
16
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
What makes design thinking a unique way of thinking?
1
5
3
7
2
6
4
Anyone can use design thinking.
It is fun.
It involves methods that enable empathy with people.
It seeks to define the problem as actively as finding the solution.
It ideates and explores solutions.
It is collaborative and involves iterative prototyping.
It solves problems of many different types.
Design THinking is Problem Solving . . .
Design thinking is a problem-solving tool in all projects that you have
to deal with. It deals with human-centric problems in the area of:
1. Society
2. Business and Services
3. Process and Operations
4. Situations
7 characteristics that define design thinking
In psychology, it is believed that the left brain controls the more logical, analytical functions,
whereas the right hemisphere processes the imagination, creativity and emotions.
Design thinking is probably one of the few disciplines that utilize both equally. However, it is
not a genetic gift that only a few people possess. Just remember:
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What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
ACTIVITY
Can you think of problems that occur in:
Society
Process & Operations
Business & Services
Situations
1
3
2
4
• Overcrowding on buses
• Young couples unable to afford houses
•
•
•
• Backlog issues
• Unable to tackle an issue efficiently
•
•
•
• When haze arrives
• When customer complains
•
•
•
• Bad online experience buying movie tickets
•
•
•
•
18
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
What makes design thinking a unique way of thinking?
How is design thinking compared to other ways of thinking:
Creative ThinkingBusiness Thinking
Left brain
Focus on
analysis
Target to
improve
business
results
Rational and
structured
Deal with
well-defined
problems
Analyze >
Decide
“Let’s solve
this problem.”
Using both
sides of the
brain to solve
problems
Iterating
between
analysis and
creation
Target to
improve
user’s
experience
Switching at will
between rational
and intuitive
approach
Deal with
ill-defined
problems
Empathize >
Define >
Ideate >
Prototype >
Test
“What is the
problem we are
trying to solve?”
Right brain
Focus on
creation /
expression
Target to
explore new
ideas
Intuitive and
emotional
Deal with no
or undefined
problems
Perceive >
Ideate
“There is no
problem!”
Design Thinking
19
“Design is so critical it
should be on the agenda
of every meeting in every
single department.”
- Tom Peters, Author on Business Management
20
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
Design thinking - action plan with 5 thinking mindsets
If we break it down into its components, design thinking is made of two
distinct root words - “design” and “think”.
“Design” is derived from “Dēsignāre” in Latin which means “to mark out
and take action”, while “Think” comes from “Cogito” which means “to
ponder and consider”.
Hence, design thinking is the proper attitude and frame of mind, along
with the right series of actions, in order to solve a problem. If the mindset
is the train, then the action plan is the track.
In any venture, you need some form of strategy or battle plan.
A design action plan is a series of action phases that execute the de-
sign thinking process. We will go into greater detail about the characteris-
tics of a design plan in chapter 2.
A mindset a set of thinking traits or behaviors that runs the design
thinking process consistently and effectively. This will be developed and
expanded upon in chapter 3.
Design thinking is really about having a
design action plan with a set of thinking mindsets-
in order to solve a problem.
“
“QUote to remember
Understand the framework of design thinking:
21
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
You need the action plan and the mindsets
to run together!
You need both the action plan and mindset in order to run design think-
ing. One will not work without the other.
To use an analogy, imagine a car and a driver. The car will not move with-
out the driver turning on the ignition, and the driver cannot travel without
a car. Similarly, effective design thinking requires both the design action
plan (the car) and the mindset (the driver) to function together properly.
This is critically important. If the user does not have the correct mindset to
begin with, he/she is likely to become frustrated, and waste a lot of time
and effort. Even the best action plans are likely to go wrong, under such
circumstances.
22
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
design thinking checklist -
What Tools and resources do you need?
Good collaborative space
Paper
Writing tools
Cutting and sticking tools
Camera / Images
Sketchbook
Post-its
Cardboard
Whiteboard / Wall / Pin board
Cards
Materials for prototyping
Frameworks (which you will learn from this book)
Ensure you have the design thinking tools and resources:
23
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
Design thinking checklist -
DO you have what it takes to be a
design Thinker?
Step into the shoes of your customers
Have empathy on users and stakeholders
Like to challenge the status quo rebelliously
Able to ask the right questions- even to your boss
Draw and sketch instead of typing an email
Like to collaborate in multi-disciplinary meetings instead of working in
silo
Look at the big picture and think holistically
Generate many new ideas and not afraid to share
Find and reiterate alternatives to approach your desired goals
Willing to fail early and often
Find out whether you have the traits of a design thinker:
This is a self-assessment and not a test!
Remember, anyone can be a design thinker!
If you score 8-10/10, great! Keep it up! Your mindsets are strong to be
a design thinker, and you will find your traits to appear often through the
course of this book.
If you score 4-7/10, you are on your way! Most of you should be in this
category. Continue to hone and master your design thinking traits through
the course of this book.
If you score 0-3/10, its ok! That’s why you are working on it and reading
this book. Having the mindsets and traits of a design thinker is definitely
achievable.
24
What's Design THinking?Chapter 1
Summary Points
1
3
2
4
People need design thinking:
- To innovate
- To solve human problems
- To compete
Design thinking is really about having a design action plan with a
set of thinking mindsets.
Do you have the tools and resources?
Do you have the traits to be a design thinker?
25

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Design Thinking Guide for Successful Professionals- Chapter 1

  • 1. C O M P L E T E D A N I E L L I N G G U I D E DESIGN THINKING FOR SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS “Daniel Ling is one of the most innovative experience designers in Asia. This book gives you the tools he uses to make customers happy and businesses successful.” - David McQuillen, Customer Experience Pioneer & Entrepreneur
  • 2. Copyright 2015 by Emerge Creatives Group LLP and Daniel Ling. All rights reserved. Printed in Singapore. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of the publisher. ISBN No: 978-981-09-5564-9 For design thinking training workshops, talks or consultation with expert design thinker Daniel Ling, contact emerge.creatives@gmail.com to discuss opportunities. For Joleen and Caleb 2
  • 3. Foreword Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people. - Thomas J Watson, Industrialist In Apple’s early days, Mike Markkula, one of its first investors, wrote a one-page memo dubbed “The Apple Marketing Philosophy”. In particular, three points were stressed: • Empathy - an intimate understanding of the customer. Markkula set down this marker to the rest of his team: “We will truly understand their needs better than any other company.” • Focus - a defined and unwavering action plan. “In order to do a good job of those things that we decide to do, we must eliminate all of the unimportant opportunities,” said Markkula. • Impute - belief that people will subconsciously judge a company, based on the product, its packaging and service by its staff. “People DO judge a book by its cover,” he wrote. “We may have the best product, the highest quality, the most useful software- if we present them in a slipshod manner, they will be perceived as slipshod; it we present them in a creative, professional manner, we will impute the desired qualities.” This memo, written in the early 1980s before the MacIntosh launch, was insightful. These values really articulate what sets Apple apart from its rivals. Today, we can see that a lot of work goes into the product design and user interface design of an iPhone or a Macbook. Thought and focus goes into the way into its packaging, even the way the phone is taken out of the box. Deep empathy of customers is required to deliver a pleasant customer experience of purchasing music from iTunes. Although he didn’t realize it at that time, Markkula was writing about some of the fundamentals of design thinking. By Daniel Ling 3
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  • 5. Acknowledgements I am a firm believer that everyone can be a designer- that we need more designers in a business suit. I have close to 10 years of experience in innovation and design thinking in the area of the product and service design industry- who has moulded myself to be a “designer in a business suit”- strong in the design thinking process but yet relevant to business and financial industry. My years of experience in facilitation in workshops and training will bring practical knowledge to real life context. I am driven by a vision to empower professionals and students with design thinking skills to be able to bring innovation and personal effective- ness to solve problems for the organization. And I do hope that by creat- ing a book like this- I could share my knowledge as a design thinker to a larger audience, passionate about what they do and knowing that they too, can make a change in business or society. I wish to personally thank the following people for their contributions to my inspiration and knowledge and other help in creating this book: My wife Joleen and my son Caleb - For being patient and gracious in allowing me to give up some precious quality time with you, to spend writing this book. It wasn’t easy. My mentor and boss Bojan - For moulding and giving me opportunities to be moulded as one of the design and user experience experts in the industry. Colleagues Mingjie and Jordan - For inspiring me to start writing this book. The inertia was great but I bucked it down after that inspiring coffee chat. Illustrator Stefanie and Copywriter Han Hwee - Thanks for the support in making this book happen! By Daniel Ling 5
  • 6. Contents Chapter 1 What’s Design Thinking Why do we need design thinking? What makes design thinking unique? Design thinking checklist Chapter 2 Design Action Plan 5 characteristics of action plan Empathize phase - User feedback template - Personas template - Empathy map template Define phase - Design brief template - Stakeholder map template - Customer journey template - Context map template - Opportunity map template Ideate phase - Prioritistation map template - Affinity map template - Evaluate ideas template Prototype phase - Physical prototype example - Wireframe example - Storyboard template Test phase - User feedback template - Prototype evaluation template 9 67 27 85 101 Chapter 3 5 Thinking Mindsets Summary of 5 mindsets Anatomy of a design thinker Mindset 1: Think users first Mindset 2: Ask the right questions Mindset 3; Believe you can draw Mindset 4: Commit to ideate Mindset 5: Prototype to test Chapter 4 Think Users First What are your users inherent needs? How do you empathize your users? Ask questions- What you need to know Steps to take for preparing an interview Persona Empathy map Chapter 5 Ask The Right Questions Why ask the right questions? What are different type of questions? Who should you ask questions? How to align stakeholders in meetings? Design brief Stakeholder map Customer journey Context map Opportunity map 6
  • 7. Chapter 6 Believe You Can Draw Why should we communicate by drawing? What is the value of drawing? How to start drawing? - Visual library - Journey or process - Problem - Communication How to start facilitation by drawing? Chapter 7 Commit To Ideate Why do you need to ideate? What are the rules of ideation? How to facilitate an ideation session? How to build a creative culture? Divergent- 5 common ideation techniques - Brainwriting - Nyaka method - NHK method - Scamper - What if? Convergent- 3 simple ways to converge - Prioritisation map - Affinity map - Idea evaluation 123 141 167 Chapter 8 Prototype To Test What you could use as a prototype? Why do we need a prototype? Why do we test? How to conduct a structured test? How to conduct the interview? How to conduct the observers’ debrief? 7
  • 8. “Design’s fundamental role is problem solver.” - Fast Company, Business Magazine 8
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  • 11. What's Design THinking? Chapter 1 So what is design thinking, and how can this help us? Design thinking is part and parcel of what goes through a designer’s mind in every single design project. It is a powerful thinking tool that can drive a brand, business or an individual forward positively. An example would be to take a gadget and ask, “How do I make this work, better, faster, smoother, and reduce waste and inefficiency?” But it can go beyond product design. You can scale it up and apply it to many things. For example, as more and more people come to cities to look for jobs, these urban areas’ consumption of energy, food, water, and other natural resources will steadily increase. This naturally places great pressure and stress not just on our environments, but on our daily living and routines (this goes a long way to explain Singapore’s traffic jams, long queues, and overcrowded malls). Design thinking can help solve problems with overcrowded living spaces, and minimize stress to our infrastructure. It can be used to utilize our resources effectively, and minimize energy consumption. However, this book is not trying to sell design thinking to ‘replace’ your existing thinking techniques - but rather as a ‘complement’ or ‘add- on’. Some people will wonder - what is so great about thinking like a designer? Firstly, it is a tried and trusted problem-solving thinking tool that anyone can employ to achieve real, concrete results. However, if you did not use it consistently enough, and actively integrate it in your mindset, you may not be able to see effective results. However, the real question to ask is, “Why not?” Isn’t it good to have another set of tools to help you excel? 11
  • 12. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 Why DO WE NEED DESIGN THINKING? For companies to innovate “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Steve Jobs, Apple CEO Companies need to innovate or die. Today’s consumers are very aware, are spoiled for choice, and can be very fickle. 3M and Apple were companies on the brink of failure- but they proceed to adopt an innovative culture through design thinking to achieve amaz- ing records of success. Today, 3M generated nearly $30 billion revenue selling over 55,000 innovative products, while Apple captivated the con- sumer electronics market with stylish products like the iPhone, Macbook and iPad. In a competitive market, companies, big or small, need to innovate to create an advantage over their competitors. Design thinking will allow companies and startups to innovate and explore opportunities, based on unmet consumer needs and understanding of the situation. 1 3 key factors why people need design thinking: Apple adopted an innovative culture through design thinking to achieve an amazing record of success. 12
  • 13. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 WHY DO WE NEED DESIGN THINKING? For society to solve human problems 2 3 key factors why people need design thinking: “Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.” - Ivan Chermayeff, Designer & Artist People need design thinking to solve human problems (difficulties we encounter in daily life). For example, we face issues like overcrowding at train stations, bad online banking experiences and traffic jams, which can lead to frustration and social problems. By applying design thinking principles, we identify the best possible options to streamline and make these experiences go better, faster and smoother. We face problems every day. So what kind of problems do we address using design thinking? Problems that: 1. Are poorly defined 2. Lack information to define a solution 3. Has strong impact on human needs 4. Has changing context / situation Problems , Problems , problems . . . Overcrowding on Singapore’s MRT - can we solve it? 13
  • 14. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 Why do we need design Thinking? For individuals to compete “Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.” - Tim Brown, President & CEO of IDEO Design thinking has already been seen as a competitive advantage for individuals who want to excel in their career or business. Many schools, such as the Rotman School of Design and Stanford University’s d.school, have offered exclusive courses on Design Thinking to executives and professionals. They aim to give students with design backgrounds a stronger business advantage, while offering business-minded people a more creative edge. According to the Wall Street Journal, prospects are willing to pay up to $40,000 per year for a Design Thinking MBA, while a Stanford’s three-day Design Thinking bootcamp costs $9,500! There are many individuals willing to fork out huge money to gain valuable design thinking tools and knowledge - all in order to compete, and be more effective. 3 3 key factors why people need design thinking: Prospects are willing to fork out huge money to gain an advantage valuable design thinking tools and knowledge - all in order to compete and be more effective. 14
  • 15. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 ACTIVITY Thinking like a designer can transform the way organizations develop products and services on the front end. It can also improve processes and strategy in the backend. You can apply the principles to a new product or service, but you can also use to tackle a problem that a plagues a city or nation. It is a way to think and ideate on a solution to address a problem, or better meet a customer need. It is a process focused on solutions, and not on problems. After understanding why we need design thinking, here are some follow-up reflections. What are the key innovations that inspire you? How could you make some things better? What are some human problems that you face everyday? How would you solve them? What will design thinking help you to compete in? 1 2 3 15
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  • 17. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 What makes design thinking a unique way of thinking? 1 5 3 7 2 6 4 Anyone can use design thinking. It is fun. It involves methods that enable empathy with people. It seeks to define the problem as actively as finding the solution. It ideates and explores solutions. It is collaborative and involves iterative prototyping. It solves problems of many different types. Design THinking is Problem Solving . . . Design thinking is a problem-solving tool in all projects that you have to deal with. It deals with human-centric problems in the area of: 1. Society 2. Business and Services 3. Process and Operations 4. Situations 7 characteristics that define design thinking In psychology, it is believed that the left brain controls the more logical, analytical functions, whereas the right hemisphere processes the imagination, creativity and emotions. Design thinking is probably one of the few disciplines that utilize both equally. However, it is not a genetic gift that only a few people possess. Just remember: 17
  • 18. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 ACTIVITY Can you think of problems that occur in: Society Process & Operations Business & Services Situations 1 3 2 4 • Overcrowding on buses • Young couples unable to afford houses • • • • Backlog issues • Unable to tackle an issue efficiently • • • • When haze arrives • When customer complains • • • • Bad online experience buying movie tickets • • • • 18
  • 19. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 What makes design thinking a unique way of thinking? How is design thinking compared to other ways of thinking: Creative ThinkingBusiness Thinking Left brain Focus on analysis Target to improve business results Rational and structured Deal with well-defined problems Analyze > Decide “Let’s solve this problem.” Using both sides of the brain to solve problems Iterating between analysis and creation Target to improve user’s experience Switching at will between rational and intuitive approach Deal with ill-defined problems Empathize > Define > Ideate > Prototype > Test “What is the problem we are trying to solve?” Right brain Focus on creation / expression Target to explore new ideas Intuitive and emotional Deal with no or undefined problems Perceive > Ideate “There is no problem!” Design Thinking 19
  • 20. “Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.” - Tom Peters, Author on Business Management 20
  • 21. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 Design thinking - action plan with 5 thinking mindsets If we break it down into its components, design thinking is made of two distinct root words - “design” and “think”. “Design” is derived from “Dēsignāre” in Latin which means “to mark out and take action”, while “Think” comes from “Cogito” which means “to ponder and consider”. Hence, design thinking is the proper attitude and frame of mind, along with the right series of actions, in order to solve a problem. If the mindset is the train, then the action plan is the track. In any venture, you need some form of strategy or battle plan. A design action plan is a series of action phases that execute the de- sign thinking process. We will go into greater detail about the characteris- tics of a design plan in chapter 2. A mindset a set of thinking traits or behaviors that runs the design thinking process consistently and effectively. This will be developed and expanded upon in chapter 3. Design thinking is really about having a design action plan with a set of thinking mindsets- in order to solve a problem. “ “QUote to remember Understand the framework of design thinking: 21
  • 22. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 You need the action plan and the mindsets to run together! You need both the action plan and mindset in order to run design think- ing. One will not work without the other. To use an analogy, imagine a car and a driver. The car will not move with- out the driver turning on the ignition, and the driver cannot travel without a car. Similarly, effective design thinking requires both the design action plan (the car) and the mindset (the driver) to function together properly. This is critically important. If the user does not have the correct mindset to begin with, he/she is likely to become frustrated, and waste a lot of time and effort. Even the best action plans are likely to go wrong, under such circumstances. 22
  • 23. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 design thinking checklist - What Tools and resources do you need? Good collaborative space Paper Writing tools Cutting and sticking tools Camera / Images Sketchbook Post-its Cardboard Whiteboard / Wall / Pin board Cards Materials for prototyping Frameworks (which you will learn from this book) Ensure you have the design thinking tools and resources: 23
  • 24. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 Design thinking checklist - DO you have what it takes to be a design Thinker? Step into the shoes of your customers Have empathy on users and stakeholders Like to challenge the status quo rebelliously Able to ask the right questions- even to your boss Draw and sketch instead of typing an email Like to collaborate in multi-disciplinary meetings instead of working in silo Look at the big picture and think holistically Generate many new ideas and not afraid to share Find and reiterate alternatives to approach your desired goals Willing to fail early and often Find out whether you have the traits of a design thinker: This is a self-assessment and not a test! Remember, anyone can be a design thinker! If you score 8-10/10, great! Keep it up! Your mindsets are strong to be a design thinker, and you will find your traits to appear often through the course of this book. If you score 4-7/10, you are on your way! Most of you should be in this category. Continue to hone and master your design thinking traits through the course of this book. If you score 0-3/10, its ok! That’s why you are working on it and reading this book. Having the mindsets and traits of a design thinker is definitely achievable. 24
  • 25. What's Design THinking?Chapter 1 Summary Points 1 3 2 4 People need design thinking: - To innovate - To solve human problems - To compete Design thinking is really about having a design action plan with a set of thinking mindsets. Do you have the tools and resources? Do you have the traits to be a design thinker? 25