Become a Design Thinker

In the episode “Become a Hedgehog and a Fox (Part Two)”, we have discussed the “Hedgehog Concept” by Jim Collins. You have to find out what you are good at, turn it into one great thing and become the best in the world. You have to discover your seed of greatness and cultivate it. We have discussed some methods by which design thinking can help you discover your seed of greatness. Today, we will d...

 “ Some people never become who they are; they stop trusting in themselves; they conform to the tastes of others, and they end up wearing a mask that hides their true nature.” ― Robert Greene  Becoming great means finding the seed of greatness in your heart and making it grow. Everyone is gifted, but gifted differently.  Ancient Greek poet Pindar mentioned, “ Become who you are by learning who you...

“ The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. ”  ― Isaiah Berlin. Jim Collins, in his book Good to Great , quoted the story of “The Hedgehog and the Fox” from Isaiah Berlin’s essay. Jim said that we have to understand what our competence could become the best in the world, like a hedgehog. This is Jim’s “Hedgehog Concept”.  Fox can be good at many things. But Hedgehog is great...

The story of “The Hedgehog and the Fox” is found in ancient literature, modern essays and books. What insights can we get from this story? And how does it relate to design thinking? Download the AI Prompts: https://become-a-design-thinker.kit.com/design-your-second-act We are deeply grateful if you could take a moment to share your thoughts, ideas, or feedback with us. You can email us directly at...

In this episode, we will dive deeper into the doer mindset of design thinkers: Design Thinkers fail fast and learn fast; Design Thinkers give up to move up; Design Thinkers evaluate to elevate. Learn to fall in love with failure to improve and grow. Download the AI Prompts: https://become-a-design-thinker.kit.com/design-your-second-act We are deeply grateful if you could take a moment to share you...

When encountering problems ahead, many people may rush to find the solutions. But for designers, when they encounter design problems, they will ask more questions to discover more problems.  Designers love problems. Why? Because design is about solving problems. By solving problems, designers manage to improve the design or create new design. Learn to ask more questions to improve and make a chang...

To create good designs, designers need to care about people and accurately listen to what people want and need. If you can listen accurately, you may perform better in your work and build better relationship with people. But there is a problem: sometimes we get in our own way and stop ourselves from listening accurately. In this episode, we will talk about four blind spots that hamper us to become...

Design thinking is inspired by how designers work. If you want to become a design thinker, you may need to have a deeper understanding of how designers work. In this episode, we will discuss four areas of design, which are represented by four categories of designers. Each category of designer contributes to the distinct development of our society. After listening to this episode, you may find one...

You may want to change thousands things but seem you can’t change a single one in reality. Design Thinking is a well accepted idea generation and problem-solving method inspired by how designers work. We will share four design thinker mindset that may help you to make a change and become better. Download the AI Prompts: https://become-a-design-thinker.kit.com/design-your-second-act We are deeply g...