Design Thinking for Business Process Restructuring

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Executive Summary
This report focuses on the very notion of design thinking and how can influence business process
restructuring. The inclusion of uncertainty in the business environment is acting as a driving
force behind the companies to integrate creativity in order to run the business in an innovative
way, which is the key of securing a strong position in the market. Changing the structure of
business is the critical factor for coping up with the volatile business environment. In order to
restructure the business, the strategy of design thinking is needed to be implemented. This is the
way, through which the process of restructuring can be initiated in a systematic manner.
Innovative solution is needed to be explored to respond towards any impending issue in a timely
and cost effective manner.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Challenges towards implementing design thinking process:...........................................................3
Assessing a problem which can be improved through design thinking process:............................4
Design thinking tools and techniques for innovation:.....................................................................5
Different steps of launching innovative solution:............................................................................8
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................8
Reference List:.................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction:
Innovation is the key factor towards attaining success from business. In the highly
competitive business environment, innovation plays a very significant role for the corporate
entities to be distinguished from that of the crucial competitors which is very much needed to
secure a strong position in the market (Yeager et al., 2016). Creativity is one of the most
significant aspects of innovation that helps in integrating effective idea at workplace.
Present paper will shade light on the utility of design thinking. The issues towards
implementing design thinking will be discussed in the paper. The problem, which can be
mitigated through design thinking process will also be identify. This paper will put forth the
discussion of effective tools and techniques of design thinking for attaining innovation. Different
steps of executing innovative solution in business will also be discussed in the paper.
Challenges towards implementing design thinking process:
Design thinking is the user-centered approach to innovation, which helps in running the
internal functionality of a company in an innovative manner. However, there are certain
challenges, which can be faced by the managers towards executing design thinking. It is true
that, design thinking is an effective tool for solving impending problems. Still, lack of
knowledge among the staffs can create reluctant attitude among them to adapt design thinking
(Liedtka, 2015). This can make it utterly difficulty for the mangers to implement the process of
design thinking. Design thinking is one of the major processes of solving impending business
related issue. There are multiple factors such as skilled staffs, ample monetary resources in order
to run the process in a systematic manner. The companies, especially small businesses lack these
resources, which create potential barrier for them to initiate this process. Language is the greatest