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Patrick McGowan commented on the blog post How does design thinking give companies a competitive advantage? 1 month ago
Sayamant – Robert Greenleaf, the father of servant-leadership, had a similar situation to what you and I have been talking about – how to overcome acculturated confusion and resistance to different methodologies. “Among the management issues was concerned with was equal opportunity for women employees….At the time, most operations managers did not hire women.” [...]
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Patrick McGowan and Venessa Miemis are now connected 1 month ago
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Patrick McGowan commented on the blog post How does design thinking give companies a competitive advantage? 1 month ago
Sayamant — Thank you for your feedback. I think my personal challenge is getting beyond the theoretical, intrinsic value of Design Thinking to its hardcore, practical, real-world application.
And you are right — businesses need to take that necessary first step. Identify a persistent problem and work through the solution using the tools of design. That [...]
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Patrick McGowan and Syamant Sandhir are now connected 1 month ago
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Patrick McGowan commented on the blog post How does design thinking give companies a competitive advantage? 1 month, 1 week ago
Thank you to everyone for your insight and perspectives. I appreciate the balanced approach to the subject — giving it validity while at the same time keeping things real.
What I struggle with today is not the core rational of design thinking or future thinking. I think the conversation needs to get beyond the question: “What [...]
