Design Thinking: A Comprehensive Guide to Innovation

Design Thinking
What is Design Thinking? Process Significance of Design thinking
Design thinking consists of five stages:
•Empathize
•Define
•Ideate
•Prototype
•Test
Design thinking is a design
methodology which is used to solve
complex problems through innovative
strategies. These days, it is used by the
business organization for drawing
solutions to the complex business
problems.
It is the systematic process of thinking that
empowers the traditional way of thinking for
the development of new and innovative
solutions. It is a creative way of finding new
solutions. It is the strategic thinking of the
designers who uses their logic, reasoning,
lateral thinking, systematic analysis in order
to come up with innovative and desirable
solutions for the end users. Therefore, design
thinking should be at the core of the
developmental strategy and organizational
change in order to meet the needs and
requirements of the customers in an effective
manner.
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