The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage

Well-Designed: A book review by Bob Morris

November 16, 2014

Well-Designed: How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love Jon Kolko Harvard Business Review Press (2014) How to focus on people, celebrate emotional value, and drive optimism through lateral and divergent thinking I share Jon Kolko’s high regard for…

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10 TED Talks About Being [More] Creative

November 21, 2012

This week TED published a playlist called 10 Talks About the Beauty—and Difficulty—of Being Creative. Included in the playlist: David Kelley’s 2012 TED talk, “How To Build Your Creative Confidence,” and Tim Brown’s 2008 talk, “Tales of Creativity and Play.”…

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Brilliance by Design: A book review by Bob Morris

November 12, 2012

Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage Vicki Halsey Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read; rather, they will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”…

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Robert S. Becker : An interview by Bob Morris

April 18, 2012

Robert S. Becker PhD founded Becker Multimedia, simulations and serious games — to enhance job competencies and performance. He advises clients on learning strategy, leads the implementation of instructional technology and produces engaging interactive multimedia content. He also helps propagate organizational mission and vision by applying…

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Design Thinking for Social Innovation

February 4, 2011

Here is an excerpt from a brilliant  article co-authored by Tim Brown and Jocelyn Wyatt for Stanford Social Innovation Review (Winter 2010). To read the complete article, check out other valuable resources, obtain subscription information, and sign up for a free…

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Roger Martin: Interview #2 by Bob Morris

September 16, 2010

Roger Martin is dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He was appointed to a seven-year term beginning in September 1998 and re-appointed to a further five-year term effective July 2005. He is also a…

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