3 FOUNDATIONS

DESIGN THINKING GUIDE

PROCESS & ARTIFACTS
 
MINDSET FOUNDATION
SENSITIVITY &
AWARENESS
SENSITIVITY & AWARENESS
… the ability to notice what emerges, what changes and what conflicts, and to discover something new.
(Mindset Foundation)
OPENNESS
OPENNESS
...a willingness to accept, as well as act on findings and new information:
walk the talk.
(Mindset Foundation)
CURIOSITY
CURIOSITY
...an active desire to explore and understand the unknown.
(Mindset Foundation)
FLEXIBILITY
FLEXIBILITY
...the preparedness to adjust, having no fixed ideas or plan.
(Mindset Foundation)
IMAGINATION
IMAGINATION
…an ability to see what is not there, yet.
(Mindset Foundation)
CREATIVITY
CREATIVITY
...the expression of one’s imagination.
(Mindset Foundation)
UNCERTAINTY & AMBIGUITY
UNCERTAINTY & AMBIGUITY
(dealing with) …where risk as well as exceptional value can be found.
(Mindset Foundation)
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Courage
...the ability to do something that frightens one.
(Mindset Foundation)
CULTURE FOUNDATION
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY
… an environment that is a fertile ground for people, capabilities & contributions.
(Culture Foundation)
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HUMAN-CENTERED
...a meaningful human journey for all those involved.
(Culture Foundation)
DIVERSITY
DIVERSITY
...a source of ideas, strength and resilience, keeping bias and group-think at bay.
(Culture Foundation)
COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION
...beyond coordination, cooperation and involvement.
(Culture Foundation)
EXPLORATION
EXPLORATION
...venturing and experimenting, into the unknown & uncertain.
(Culture Foundation)
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MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT
...drives motivation, empathy, involvement and outcomes.
(Culture Foundation)
DISCIPLINE
DISCIPLINE
...do what is needed for progress, accountability & objectivity.
(Culture Foundation)
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HEURISTICS
...more than following steps: adopting a mindset, culture and capabilities.
(Culture Foundation)
CAPABILITY FOUNDATION
ABDUCTIVE REASONING
ABDUCTIVE REASONING
...a two-way, simultaneous evolving understanding of the (complex) environment, problems and solutions.
(Capability Foundation)
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RAPID MODE-SWITCHING
...easily switch between modes and tasks, for due process and progress.
(Capability Foundation)
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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
...on tasks, problems, solutions, environment, self, and process,
on what was done (learned) and on what to do next.
(Capability Foundation)
VISUALIZATION
VISUALIZATION
...overt exploration, a tool for thinking and collaboration.
(Capability Foundation)
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ABSTRACTION
...reuse patterns, see paths, lower the cognitive load.
(Capability Foundation)
EXPERIMENTATION
EXPERIMENTATION
...the vehicle for exploration, proof and progress; disciplined learning, confirming, rejecting.
(Capability Foundation)
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SYSTEMS THINKING
...awareness & understanding of how (sub-)systems work and relate.
environments and solve problems.
(Capability Foundation)
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(RE-)FRAMING
...a different perspective leads to different understandings and solutions.
(Capability Foundations)
 
 
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