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An idea using a Design Thinking mindset, for Tesla's Supercharging Wait Time Problem Tesla has really transformed the automobile industry, cracking the existing fuel industry and automotive heavyweight nexus. And this is despite the first…
What the Customer Wants There has been the occasional debate between two schools of thought: You need to ask the customer what he/she wants; and, The customer doesn't know what he/she wants until we show…
Image: source A Design Question: Turn Indicators on Cars As cars get sleeker, so do its lights. But I've noticed that the entire rear light cluster has been shrinking in size on some cars. And…
Ryan International school - Are CCTVs the Best Solution? 5 min. read. When faced with a problem, ideally, we should get to the source of the problem first. Only then can we attempt to solve…
Fierce Competition A lot of companies face problems from time to time. Let's focus on problems that are controllable, i.e., outside of those to do with a declining economy, financial meltdowns, etc. In such situations,…
Design Thinking: What a Patient Wants Design Thinking is a relatively new concept in many countries including India. It is, however, already some decades old now. And having been practicing it for a few years…
Earlier this year, Amazon announced its Amazon Go concept. The cashier-free, and hopefully hassle-free grocery store. The news did seem to receive a disproportionate amount of public interest. Sources: 1 - link, 2 -…
More women in labour and new mothers die in the US than in any other high-income country. And the CDC Foundation estimates that 60% of these deaths are preventable! 60%!! In one of the most…
India's Roads and Bottlenecks Bottlenecks and traffic jams on the streets. Are they an unavoidable phenomenon, or something we caused or created? Same with the lack of lane discipline in Indian drivers. Are drivers always…
Image (only used the LG image because I use one of their models at home): source I'm not exactly on top of the latest microwave oven features. Don't think I even know most of the…
Just built a Lego stealth fighter/ drone. It does need a little imagination to smoothen the edges, etc., bear with me on that... But that said, have a look and let me know what you…
The world governments need to stop glorifying terror outfits. For starters, irrespective of what those terror groups might call themselves, what if victim countries gave them shameful and cowardly names. That way, the citizens wouldn't…
Image: Robin Williams in the Bicentennial Man Yuval Noah Harari paints an interesting and arguably grim picture of the future, in his book Homo Deus. He runs through possible ways in which the world and we humans…
Image: source Irrespective of where we place a laptop when we use them, they're usually well aligned with our arms and hands. This helps make typing relatively effortless. However, have you noticed how the…
In his book 'Change by Design', Tim Brown of IDEO highlights the 3 spaces of innovation. These criteria could be considered as some of the foundation pillars of Design Thinking. Here's a pictorial representation of the…