Today I learned about Design thinking and its non-linear yet innovative steps in solving problems and improving people's lives.
This is a mindset, an ideology, of approaching every problem in a user-centered way.
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<li>Frame a question
</li>
<li>Gather inspiration
</li>
<li>Generate ideas
</li>
<li>Make ideas tangible
</li>
<li>Test to learn
</li>
<li>Share the story
</li>
</ol>
The steps of the design thinking process include Empathizing, ideating, Defining, Prototyping, Testing, and Implementing.
<h3 id="heading-references">References</h3>
<ul>
<li>What is Design Thinking? IDEO U. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/what-is-design-thinking">https://www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/what-is-design-thinking</a>
</li>
<li>The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process | IxDF
 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process">https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process</a>
</li>
<li>Why Design Thinking Works: Harvard Business Review
 <a target="_blank" href="https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-design-thinking-works">https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-design-thinking-works</a>
</li>
</ul>

Today I learned about Design thinking and its non-linear yet innovative steps in solving problems and improving people's lives.

**This is a mindset, an ideology, of approaching every problem in a user-centered way**.

1. Frame a question
    
2. Gather inspiration
    
3. Generate ideas
    
4. Make ideas tangible
    
5. Test to learn
    
6. Share the story
    

*The steps of the design thinking process include Empathizing, ideating, Defining, Prototyping, Testing, and Implementing.*

### References

* What is Design Thinking? IDEO U. [https://www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/what-is-design-thinking](https://www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/what-is-design-thinking)
    
* The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process | IxDF
    
    [https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process](https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process)
    
* Why Design Thinking Works: Harvard Business Review
    
    [https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-design-thinking-works](https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-design-thinking-works)

Alexis Abakasanga

Alexis Abakasanga

Day 58: Design Thinking

Addressing the biases and behaviours that hamper innovation

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