Melbourne Conversations Part 2
Melbourne and Vancouver share the spotlight for liveable cities — but we also share some real challenges around transportation, affordable housing, growth strategies and so on. It is easy to have downtown Vancouver or downtown Melbourne as your point of reference re: livability. But the challenges are no doubt in our metro regions. The first […]
d.studio marketing blitz
What happens when you put two talented Sauder undergrads to work on marketing the d.studio for next spring’s sessions? Wow. Selena Shannon and Ryan Yu took on the task of making the sauder community aware of design thinking and of the Spring 2012 d.studio offering. Their marketing plan looked like this: week one: presence @Sauder Digital […]
Melbourne Conversations
Someone at The Economist thinks that Vancouver and Melbourne are doing something right. We vie for top spot in the livability rankings. Should we really hold our heads high as the world’s most liveable cities? I was on a panel in Melbourne this week entitled “Employment, Mobility and Living in a Growing City” […]
From career to passion via design thinking
We a country, province and region worry about productivity. Part of this is making sure that as many people as possible follow their passions. Here is Part 2 of the Aldergrove Secondary School design thinking story. After the introductory exercise, Mike started the class on another project — aligning with the Planning 10/Graduate Transitions curriculum. […]
Why do I have to think?
Sometimes you can’t help but wonder who is out there reading our blogs. And whether the posts just end up attracting people who write about anti-wrinkle cream or anti-snoring pillows? But then faith is restored. Someone has responded seriously to your blog. They are excited about design thinking. And better yet they teach secondary school […]
Creative Business Spaces
Where do creative businesses start up in our global cities? Again, one of my favourite mags, Monocle brings me up-to-date via their Small Business Guide 2010/11. http://www.monocle.com/ Partly due to increasing costs of real estate in our city centres and partly because it is more fun to venture into new territories, creative businesses often find […]
How Sauder Business School Initiatives help to solve world challenges
Sauder School of Business is full of passionate individuals and innovative ideas. I have had the privilege to be a part of two groups at the school: Sauder Africa Initiative and Sauder d.studio. It seems that the paths of both have crossed a little at the moment. Many of the business students know IDEO. We […]
Scenario planning for Port Metro Vancouver
Imagine 2050. What will Vancouver be like? What will Port Metro Vancouver be like? I was pleased to spend roughly a day and a half with around 100 stakeholders in an exciting scenario buidling workshop around the Port and its possibilities for the future. We were asked at the end of the session by the […]
Seeing the bigger picture…multi-dimensionally
Since engaging in exploring ways to introduce different ways of thinking into the Sauder curriculum, I have struggled with terminology. I realize that I am not alone in this struggle. The various LinkedIn groups around design thinking have regular discussions about definitions and labels. So it was with great interest that I read a “Comment” […]
Design thinking & journalism
Do you feel panicked by new technology? Has the Internet uprooted your business model? Is your industry changing too quickly for you to keep up? You’re probably in journalism. Dial down the panic – design thinking just might come to the rescue! This article deals about one man’s quest to use design thinking to “re-engineer […]