Brainstorming with me and myself effectively

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a situation where either you or your entire team needs to think outside the box? If, like me, you spend most of your time working alone, you might encounter this situation frequently. Perhaps you're a team leader who has to navigate this challenge while also managing the dynamic aspects of a team, which can be hair-pulling at times. But don't worry; there are many ways to overcome these challenges and become more efficient and effective employees. I'm going to share with you a method that I regularly use called design thinking.

What is Design Thinking?

Design thinking is a creative and human-centered approach to solving complex problems. While it's not clear who created it, some early influences include John Dewey, Herbert Simon, Horst Rittel, and Richard Buchanan. Design thinking emerged from the fields of architecture and engineering in the 1950s and 1960s, gaining popularity in the business world in the 1990s and 2000s, thanks to the work of IDEO and Stanford’s d.school Today, design thinking is employed by many organizations and industries, such as education, health care, social innovation, and technology.

Design thinking is effective because it addresses the needs and desires of end-users, generating innovative and feasible solutions. According to a report by McKinsey, design-led companies outperform their competitors in terms of revenue and shareholder returns. Design thinking also helps teams collaborate better, learn from failures, and adapt to changing situations.

There are some alternatives to design thinking that share similar goals and principles, such as Human-Centered Design, Creative Intelligence, Life-Centered Design, and Strategic Design.

If you're interested in how I used it to design a training program, please remember to follow up with my next update."