Foreword from the Author
As long as I can remember I’ve been interested in creating ideas that solve problems. New ideas, unique ideas, novel ideas. Some were definitely better than others, but I always had fun and people told me they liked what I created.
Today, I write about creativity, innovation and design thinking. I share experiences from my projects, I include references from my classrooms, and resources that help me do my job as an innovator.
Review the articles, find something of interest and dig in. If you ask a question, I’ll answer. If you share a comment, I’ll reply. If you want to talk we’ll schedule a call. You see, this is what I do for fun – I’m just looking for people who want to play.
Prototype: Representing Your Idea
Prototype: Representing Your Idea The Idea Guy • January 19, 2019 About Prototype As designers, prototypes allow us to quickly and inexpensively explore multiple iterations of our ideas, [...]
Ideate: Generating New Ideas
Ideate: Generating New Ideas The Idea Guy • January 19, 2019 About Ideate The purpose of the Ideate stage is to generate a large sum of ideas before [...]
Define: Confirming the Problem Statement
Define: Confirming the Problem Statement The Idea Guy • January 19, 2019 About Define The purpose of the Define stage is to synthesize any needs and insights that [...]
Empathize: Developing an Emotional Connection
Empathy is the centerpiece of a human-centered design process. The Empathy stage is the work you do to understand people, within the context of your design challenge. It is your effort to understand the way they do things and why, their physical and emotional needs, how they think about world, and what is meaningful to them.
Project Planning: Addressing the Problem Statement
Project Planning: Addressing the Problem Statement The Idea Guy • January 19, 2019 About the Project Plan One of the biggest challenges people tell us they have had [...]
Problem Statement: Verbalizing the Challenge
Problem Statement: Verbalizing the Challenge The Idea Guy • January 19, 2019 About Problem Statements A problem statement is a concise description of an issue to be addressed [...]
LEAN Design Thinking: The Best of Both Worlds
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A Primer on Design Thinking
s concepts like “creativity” and “innovation” continue to be introduced into academic and business conversations they are quickly followed by processes and methodologies that deliver the desired outcomes. Although the words used are generally understood, they are sometimes hard to define with any confidence...
How to Develop a Creative Profile
A Creative Profile is a document written by you answering questions designed to address various facets of creativity: Motivation, curiosity, fear, stress, connection making, connect breaking, evaluation, self-confidence and innovation.