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The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era

Tullio Siragusa

Nurture a culture of healthy questioning, risk-taking and continuous learning. Have employees regularly brainstorm ideas outside their domain. Test products extensively before launch, collect first-hand customer feedback, brainstorm with engineers — don’t lose touch with the details. This hands-on approach fuels innovation.

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Redefining Conflict Resolution: The Design Thinking Way

Tullio Siragusa

It prioritizes empathy, collaboration, and iterative testing to reach innovative solutions. By emphasizing collaboration, Design Thinking fosters a holistic view of conflicts, ensuring a more comprehensive resolution. Ideation — Brainstorming Solutions Once the problem is crystal clear, the ‘Ideate’ phase takes center stage.

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Innovative Leadership in Circular Economy Initiatives: Paving the Way for Sustainability

Tullio Siragusa

However, transitioning to this model requires more than just technological innovation; it demands a shift in mindset, culture, and business practices, guided by visionary leadership. Collaborate Across the Value Chain: Work with suppliers, customers, and competitors to create a closed-loop system.

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Transforming Your Business with Bottom-Up Management: The Design Thinking Way

Tullio Siragusa

Fostering a mindset of ideation where employees are encouraged to think outside the box during brainstorming sessions and suggestion programs. Implementation Strategies True to Design Thinking principles create a culture of inclusivity where every voice is valued, mirroring the Design Thinking ethos of valuing diverse viewpoints.

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Creating a Unified Future with Design Thinking: How to Align Sales and Marketing After M&A

Tullio Siragusa

This approach often results in cultural clashes and conflicts between the two organizations. In contrast, Design Thinking takes a collaborative and iterative approach that involves empathy, experimentation, and continuous improvement. This can help you identify areas where sales and marketing could work more collaboratively.

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Design Thinking Applied to M&A Integration

Tullio Siragusa

Lack of leadership, poor organizational culture, and unprepared people lead to failed integration of mergers. Approaches based on templates and checklists can have constraints regarding memory retention and people’s ability to collaborate. ? Most of the failures point to a lack of design and alignment with people’s needs.

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Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs

Tullio Siragusa

This discordance can lead to a lack of collaboration and a rift between IT and the rest of the organization. Fostering Organizational Collaboration and Alignment Design Thinking inherently promotes cross-functional collaboration by bringing together diverse teams to work towards a shared goal.