Expert designers don't separate problem definition and solution generation. Instead, they imagine and test potential solutions to reveal new perspectives on the problem and propel the design process forward. The ability to use imagined solutions as a tool to better...
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12 thoughts, reflections, and explorations on design, learning, and technology.
Design thinking traditionally insists on intensive problem definition. But research from coaching and therapy shows solution-focused approaches outperform problem-focused ones across five dimensions, including, counterintuitively, problem understanding itself. This suggests teams might achieve better outcomes by spending less energy analyzing...