IDEO is a world-renowned design company. Its entire business model is based on its highly successful application of design thinking. The Design School at Stanford University is based on the company’s model. You heard from Tim Brown, IDEO’s CEO, in the resources provided for this activity.
By exploring these links, and doing additional exploring on your own, you’ll get a more complete understanding of IDEO’s design process. For this writing assignment, describe, analyze, and assess the IDEO process, and consider the possibilities it might have for your own organization.
For this activity, complete the following:
1.Explore the websites and videos, and feel free to explore more if you choose.
oView the informationAbout IDEO.
oReview the website:IDEO Design Thinking.
oWatch
IDEO U | What Is Design Thinking?
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oCitation: IDEO U. (2018, December 5).IDEO U | What is design thinking?[Video]. YouTube.https://youtu.be/ldYzbV0NDp8
oWatch
What Is Human Centered Design?
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oCitation: IDEO.org. (2015, November 12).What is human centered design?[Video]. YouTube.https://youtu.be/musmgKEPY2o
oReview the Design School at Stanford University website:Tools For Taking Action.
oReview the website from a global online design school:Instructional Design Foundation: About Us.
oWatch
Shortened IDEO Shopping Cart Video
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oCitation: Fields, T. (2013, February 22).Shortened IDEO shopping cart video[Video]. YouTube.https://youtu.be/uhOg95BsyG8
2.Include the following in your paper:
oDescribe IDEO and its mission/vision.
oDefine the concepts of design thinking and human-centered design.
oExplain IDEO’s approach to using interdisciplinary teams to foster innovation.
oAnalyze how design thinking can improve new product/process development.
oApply design thinking to your own organization to improve a product development or organizational processes.