IDEO's process, organisation, culture, and management can be characterized as flat, with no job titles or permanent assignments. The company prioritizes democracy of ideas, freedom, and creativity among employees, allowing them to design their own workplaces and share human talent across the globe. IDEO's innovation process involves prototyping, brainstorming, understanding, visualizing, evaluating, implementing, and manufacturing, with a focus on simplicity, user-centricity, and quick turnaround times.