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How 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 moreHow to be a great internal innovation champion
Innovation champions can come from any part of the business – whether they already have innovation-focused roles, or they’re somebody in marketing, HR, or operations with a passion for making change happen.
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Why innovation depends on diverse perspectives
The eight-year-old version of me wanted to be a teacher or a scientist. The ultimate dream would have been a science teacher. But why?
Read moreEducation Spotlight: A spark of student innovation
Each year in Chattanooga, the Bright Spark student design competition floods the greater region with creativity and inspiration. Bright Spark is a social initiative that aims to ignite creative confidence in the education system by equipping students and educators with design thinking skills.
Read moreTry something new. We dare you
What’s the link between creativity and novel experiences? How can you open yourself up to new experiences? Find out »
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Going guerrilla with ideas: Feel the fear and do it anyway
Have you or your team had amazing ideas that you believe in, only to be met with “not now”, “I don’t have the time” or “we have other priorities” from your leadership team?
Read moreIt pays to play
Traditionally, work and play have been seen as disparate mindsets. But should work and play be viewed as mutually exclusive?
Read moreEducation Spotlight: Spare the Rod
At first glance, I wasn’t convinced that students pursuing their own projects could be effective. How can young students know what they should be prepared for? What if their interests are too abstract? What if they don’t know what skills are most important for them to learn?
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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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