The Future of Schools, maybe even Work

A few months back, I interviewed author, Joe Pine where we discussed the digital frontier and augmented reality. Joe, along with co-author Korn provide a new tool The Multiverse™ that helps your organization to search the Infinite Possibility of value creation that lies on the digital frontier. Several examples of this magic are shown below.  Read More …

An Uncommon Way of Thinking about Service Design

Service Design Thinking: Anne Morriss, the best selling co-author of Uncommon Service says, We live in a world where lots of organizations want to deliver great service. We work with managers all the time, who are committed to it. Customers, as we know, are hungry for it, and yet, our service experiences are still overwhelmingly Read More …

A Short Course in Design Thinking

Ready, Set, Design is a favorite group activities, for adults and kids alike, at Cooper-Hewitt. It’s a highly adaptable design challenge that can jump-start collaborative and creative thinking in any group. They use it with kids’ groups at the Museum, for internal staff meetings, and even at industry conferences and summits. The activity is such Read More …

A Teaching Resource for Design Thinking

Dr. Charles Burnette created an outline for teaching children Design Thinking. He freely shares this information on his website idesignthinking.com. He feels Design thinking is important to for children to learn. I happen to agree with him and his seven principles constitute the premise on which IDeSiGN is based. I stands for intending To intend Read More …

Sketching an important Leadership Tool

There are few faster, cheaper and more effective communication tools than the pen and paper. It’s easy, you can use it anywhere and anytime and it is one of the most effective collaboration tools that exist. You can start with a grand idea and instantly transform to the smallest, most minute detail. It is a Read More …

Show Business Side of Service Design eBook

Turning good services into memorable service experiences was the theme of the Business901 podcast with Adam St. John (aka Adam Lawrence) of Work•Play•Experience. This is a transcription of the podcast, Insight into the Customer Experience through Theater. Adam is a professional comedian, business consultant and writer with a background in psychology and the automotive industry. Read More …