“Failure” is a verdict. A “prototype” is a question. That single re-frame changes everything. When we apply a design mindset to our own behaviour, setbacks stop being judgements and start becoming data. We observe rather than condemn. We iterate rather than retreat. The same detachment and curiosity that a designer brings to an early sketch,…
Most people think innovation is about having brilliant ideas. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: ideas are arguably the easiest part of the entire process. The real work is before and after it. The most transformative products, services, and systems in the world weren’t born from a single eureka moment. They were built through a disciplined process…
A few days ago, I shared how one re-framed question unlocked a breakthrough solution for a pediatric hospital project, and opened up a contest for you to share YOUR transformational questions. I’ve been thinking about the questions sitting unasked in your minds. The ones that shifted a project’s direction. The ones that helped a struggling…
Good questions get us further, faster. And here’s a chance for you to win a signed hardcover of Think Like an Innovator! One of my favourite questions, and I mention this in the book, came when I hit a roadblock when working for a client, a leading Asian hospital looking to affordably improve paediatric patient…
My book, Think Like an Innovator, already available as an eBook on Kindle and as a paperback on Amazon sites worldwide, thanks to Notion Press is now also available in paperback and hardcover formats on Amazon India. I believe Amazon India charges a delivery fee in the initial weeks, so for now, you can use…
It’s easy to look at a finished book and forget the chaos it came from. Recently when rummaging through an old box of papers, I found this (top left, circular diagram thing). That was from one evening in early 2018 where I was working on the design thinking structure and flow for Design the Future,…
Design Thinking gets talked about a lot. But when I started using it in my innovation and growth strategy consulting practice around 2016, I noticed something: people knew the steps but didn’t quite it. So I went back to the basics. Looked at it with a beginner’s mindset. Overlapped multiple philosophies to see if could…
📚 “Think Like an Innovator” is now available in PAPERBACK on major Amazon sites. It will be on Amazon India and Flipkart next week. A little hurdle to do with availability here. It’s being handled. As you know, the Kindle eBook is already available. Many of you asked for a physical copy. Here it is!…
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