by Jennifer Thompson, ambassador for Deviant Thinking Why are we afraid of being creative? When a teen is asked what they want to be, adults hope for answers like engineer, doctor, or businessman. We cringe when they say artist, designer, or writer. Why do we assume they are doomed to a life of despair? Why do we assume that using your creativity will…
by Jennifer Thompson, ambassador for Deviant Thinking Today I am in NYC, and my perspective on the world had definitely changed. It is 45 Degrees, a brisk yet sunny morning in NYC . Which to many of your reading this, you would think how awful! Brrrrrr that is cold. Well, my perspective is very different. Just a week ago in Minneapolis…
by Jennifer Thompson, ambassador for Deviant Thinking Corporations are killing innovation. The ironic thing about this is that the very systems that they have set up to capture and encourage innovation is what is killing it. Companies have set up innovation teams, as if only those folks can have innovative ideas. They have created brain storming sessions, as if you can…
by Jennifer Thompson, ambassador for Deviant Thinking As I look around the internet, I am often bombarded with articles on innovation. Most of them start with a tagline like this one. Often, they discuss how a company should innovate. There is typically a check list of ways that companies can foster innovation. Make time, form cross-functional teams, support risk taking,…
by Jennifer Thompson, ambassador for Deviant Thinking How often do we say we wish we had the time to be more creative? I know for my team this is something that we say everyday. We are often so busy with the doing of design that we can't get to the being of design. This video shows the power of time to…
by Jennifer Thompson, ambassador for Deviant Thinking Yet again we were invited to a large divisional meeting to discuss how we could recreate our design process for our team.The team gather around, all 200 of us, for a brainstorming session to gather the data that would move us forward for the next year. The facilitators were well trained in design thinking.…
