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No pain, no gain: Why design is hard, and shallow learning won’t cut it
In our first post from our 6-part ‘Design thinkers can change the world – Conversations with Jeanne Liedtka’ series, we share what Jeanne had to say about how to create learning experiences that make people […]
Read moreWhy real design skills come from tackling real projects
As discussed in our first post in this series, Jeanne Liedtka is a huge advocate for the power of projects when teaching and learning design thinking. She believes, as do I, that it’s not enough […]
Read moreWhy empathy is the key to winning over design thinking cynics
It’s pretty much inevitable when you try something new at work that you’ll come up against some cynicism. We see it all the time. However enthusiastic individuals are about the difference they believe design can […]
Read moreHow to build a design thinking movement in your business
Any change, anywhere, starts with people. And design thinking is no different. If you want your business to adopt it, you need a core group of people who get it, love it, and help spread […]
Read moreHow design thinking changes how we speak to people
Throughout this blog series, we’ve shared Jeanne Liedtka’s views on how becoming a design thinker will fundamentally change you as a person. A journey which requires you to develop an entirely new approach to problem […]
Read moreWant to track the impact of design thinking? Try self-assessments
Design thinking is all about changing individual and collective behaviours so that you can get to the heart of what your customers want. And though the end results can be measured – sales, growth, profit […]
Read moreThree ways design thinking helps improve diversity and inclusion
Every decision we make, product we create, and service we develop is better when we work in partnership with a diverse range of people. Bringing together colleagues and stakeholders with varied experience, backgrounds and perspectives can only add value to the work we do.
Read moreWhy students who want to make a real impact at work are turning to design
One of the things I enjoy most about our work at Treehouse is helping people start to see the world differently. We help organisations see their challenges, customers and possibilities through a new lens, to…
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Why lawyers make great designers. No, really.
In an increasingly competitive market, subject to multiple pressures from evermore demanding clients, advancements in technology, and more businesses offering legal services, law firms have to do something to make them stand out from the crowd.
Read moreWhy remote innovation is a key part of your leadership toolkit
Innovation has become an integral part of the leadership toolkit; due to current global challenges this has rapidly accelerated to a new skillset which focuses on enabling remote innovation…
Read moreSRoundtable: GCs draw their nightmares
Over the past six months, an incessant stream of worries has troubled the minds of in-house counsels across the world…
Read moreSlaughter and May – The Lens: Design thinking – listen to your user… but not too much!
In a legal context, design thinking can be applied to challenges being faced within a law firm, or by clients within their organisations.
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