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Redefining Conflict Resolution: The Design Thinking Way

Tullio Siragusa

Ideation — Brainstorming Solutions Once the problem is crystal clear, the ‘Ideate’ phase takes center stage. This phase is all about brainstorming potential solutions. In the TechCorp context, they trialed a ‘Project Fusion’, where members from both teams collaborated on a unified pitch to stakeholders.

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The Importance of Staying Scrappy in an AI-Driven Era

Tullio Siragusa

Have employees regularly brainstorm ideas outside their domain. Set up internal incubators for passion projects. 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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Design Thinking Applied to Re-Organizations

Tullio Siragusa

To bring innovations to products and services, Design Thinking encourages the process of questioning, assuming, the collaboration of employees, brainstorming, building prototypes, testing the newly created ideas, and getting continuous feedback. In addition, they ensure that the project is moving forward by having status updates.

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Lead Scoring in B2B Sales: Transforming the Process with Design Thinking

Tullio Siragusa

Step 3: Brainstorm Potential Solutions With the problem defined, it’s time to brainstorm potential solutions. In a B2B professional services environment, lead scoring can be used to prioritize leads Conclusion It’s important to remember that lead scoring using Design Thinking is not a one-time project, but an ongoing process.

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Design Thinking Applied to M&A Integration

Tullio Siragusa

Post-merger integration plans typically require creating lengthy checklists, project plans, activities, and tasks basically focused on estimation upfront. The primary difficulty that can arise is that as the project progresses, the estimations can go wrong, and discovering new facets along the way can create more difficulty.

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The Nuanced Art of Leadership: When to Step in and When to Guide

Tullio Siragusa

Gauge the Learning Opportunity  —  Tip: Allow errors that result in significant learning, especially when risks are low.  — E xample: If an employee chooses an inefficient method that doesn’t jeopardize the larger project, it can be a valuable lesson in efficiency for the future.

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Partha Mallikarjun

Innovation 360 Group

Partha Mallikarjun has more than 25 years of experience in leading, managing and delivering technology and process improvement projects in the Information Technolofy space. As a Quality Assurance & Process Improvement Lead, he was part of a strategic team that innovated the Agile SDLC framework within a highly regulated GxP environment.

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