For my design, Tut’s cane my customers were my parents. In designing Tut’s cane I wanted to solve the issues that my parents such as picking up, reaching, and holding on to objects. These are the problems that I aimed to solve with my new design of a cane. And in order to truly identify a true problem or if it was just an inconvenience. … Continue reading Validating the Problem
As a child, one of my favorite shows was Winnie the Pooh. My parents bought me a stuffed animal because they saw how much I loved the show. Now looking back through old family pictures made me realize how much I really liked this Winnie the Pooh plush toy. That I would carry it everywhere, and it was essentially my best friend at the time. … Continue reading Childhood Memories
What is design thinking? Design thinking is a process that revolves around inventing a future. This process is focused on having empathy with users, prototyping, and a tolerance for failure. In my opinion, design thinking can be used in everyday life. As for business, it is a great way to deal with the innovative focus society we live in. The term innovation is on the … Continue reading Design Thinking
People are using the term innovation without grasping its full meaning. This has led to the term being misused and becoming an industry cliché. There’s a process to innovation, due to its misuse it often leads to innovation theater as described by Steve Blank. Revolving around companies applying innovation through methods that create no value to the company and society. In my opinion, innovation is … Continue reading Innovation Takes Time and Persistence
