The CAPITAL Centre…Creativity and Performance in Teaching and Learning…
Shakespeare and chemistry? Why not they say at the CAPITAL Centre at the University of Warwick in Coventry. CAPITAL is one of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) funded by the British Higher Education Funding Council (HEFC) (http://www.hefce.ac.uk/Learning/TInits/cetl/). The CETLs have two main objectives — reward the best possible teaching practice and […]
Oxford SAID Prototyping Workshop — Part 1
The SAID Business School at Oxford has prime real estate – right across from the Oxford Train Station. The School is young (started in 1996) and therefore so is the building — with more security than Sauder for sure. It is interesting to reflect on the “first time” experience of each business school (note to […]
Design Thinking — the next competitive advantage?
My first “design” post from London. Just two hours off the plane and we found ourselves at the Rotman School Design Thinking Experts Series. The topic: “Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitve Advantage.” The panelists were: Lucy Kimbell: Clark Fellow in Design Leadership, Said Business School, University of Oxford Roger Martin: Dean, Rotman School […]
The consumer is changing everything!
Finishing up my last post on the Redesigning Business Conference. How businesses are innovating by thinking like designers and building their strategies around customers’ experiences. CASE STUDY: Penguin Books — Spinebreakers Anna Rafferty, Digital Marketing Director, Penguin Penguin had no experience in social networking or social media — but Anna really felt strongly that there […]
The new competitors…Riversimple and PACT
Using design thinking these business people built their companies. The results show just how different organizations could look in the future as new approaches are adopted. THINKING ABOUT THE CAR IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY: Riversimple Hugo Spowers, partner, Riversimple http://www.riversimple.com/ Riversimple is a small UK company focusing on a dramatic shift in how we […]
The hybrid problem-solver
Design is all about hybridizing — borrowing from other disciplines, cross-referencing and re-thinking constantly. Therefore, the final panel at the Fresh Thinking conference was of great interest to me. Tim Brown, President and CEO of IDEA (and author of Change by Design) David Kelley, Head, Standord Design School, Founder IDEO Mickey McManus, CEO and Principal, […]