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 …

Can you Lean yourself

In a past blog post, How do you handle inputs into your life?, I discussed the book A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance. Next week’s Business901 Podcast features the author, Dan Markovitz, founder and owner of TimeBack Management. Timeback is a consultancy specializing in improving individual 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 …

Preview of Presentation at the LSS12 Conference

This is a preview of my presentation at the Lean software and Systems Conference in Boston, MA. The Lean Software and Systems Consortium is bringing three premiere events to one centralized location to facilitate the next wave of ideas in methods, process and organization for software & systems engineering development. Boston is the premiere place Read More …

Is your Customer part of your Inner Circle?

Are you looking for meaningful feedback? Are you having productive dialogue with your customers? Have you ever wanted to know instantly what your customers were thinking? In this short video, I demonstrate the quickest and easiest way to get closer to your customers. In fact, I have not found a more productive and efficient method. Read More …