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Business built on error
Mistakes are a big part of the creative process. Or at least they should be.
Read more Try 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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How to make internal innovation happen (without permission)
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 more It pays to play
Traditionally, work and play have been seen as disparate mindsets. But should work and play be viewed as mutually exclusive?
Read more Education 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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How to become a true design thinker
Design thinking is far more than a methodology. It is a way of thinking that can fundamentally shift your view of the world. Critics of design thinking may blame the process for their failures.
Read more Education Spotlight: Design thinking at Riverside School
One of the most exciting aspects of working in design is its vast applicability. I’ve been fortunate enough to use design thinking to enhance learning and teaching experiences and am excited by the rise of human centered design in academic institutions around the world.
Read more Design thinking: Making it pay off | The time barrier
Design thinking isn’t about adding to your workload, but changing the way you tackle it. In this article, we’ve collected some quick and dirty strategies that will help you meet your objectives faster.
Read more Culture is king: How to move innovation online
I’ve had the privilege of working alongside fantastic organizations around the world as they’ve moved their innovation projects, processes and teams online since the pandemic started. This has been a fascinating journey to witness…
Read more 5 lessons we learnt from pivoting in a pandemic
Like so many businesses this year, all of a sudden we found ourselves having to adapt our approach – and quickly – to meet the needs of a new world. We wanted to share what we learned during this period, and to start a conversation about what others will take from 2020, too…
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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 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.
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…
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