Design Thinking Revisited

Resource Type
RTM Publication
Publish Date
07/03/2020
Author
Tammy McCausland
Topics
Breakthrough Innovation, Disruptive Innovation, Leading Innovation Organizations, Talent Management
Associated Event
Publication

RTM published a Resources column “Design Thinking” in 2014. The article provides an excellent overview of what design thinking is and outlines several criticisms. It also highlights useful books and articles, including Tim Brown’s Change by Design, Roger Martin’s The Design of Business, and Vijay Kumar’s 101 Design Methods. In a 2018 article, Jeanne Liedtka writes “design thinking, has the potential to do for innovation exactly what TQM did for manufacturing: unleash people’s full creative energies, win their commitment, and radically improve processes.” 

Where is design thinking now, six years later, and what do people currently think?