1. How to Brainstorm
Lessons from Design Thinking
Jeremy Lightsmith
@lightsmith
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2. The “Plan”
• What do you know about brainstorming?
• Happy faces
• Iteration 1 - Where we are
• Iteration 2 - w/ Stoke + Rules
• Iteration 3 - Design Charrette / Studio
• Design Thinking
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3. What do you know
about Brainstorming?
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5. Iteration 1:
Where are we now?
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6. How might we increase
the availability of
affordable learning tools
& services for students
in the developing world?
http://www.openideo.com/open/how-might-we-increase-the-availability-of-affordable-learning-tools-educational-for-children-
in-the-developing-world
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11. Stoke
Yes and...
ENERGY!
Creativity
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12. How can we equip
young people with the
skills, information and
opportunities to succeed
in the world of work?
http://www.openideo.com/open/youth-employment
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26. Follow me
home
Scott Cook
Intuit http://blog.intuit.com/trends/what-is-a-follow-me-home/
http://www.lsb.com/blog/creating-value-with-user-contribution-systems/
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27. Next up...
• how to select?
• team size (pizza teams)
• diversity
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29. Links
• Brainstorming in the news :
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lehrer
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-new-groupthink.html
http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2012/the-problem-with-new-groupthink/
http://imaginecreateshare.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/response-to-groupthink-discussion/
• Stanford’s Bootcamp Bootleg
http://dschool.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BootcampBootleg2010v2SLIM.pdf
• Design Thinking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66ZU2PCIcM
http://designthinking.ideo.com
http://www.fastcompany.com/919258/design-thinking-what
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663480/design-thinking-isnt-a-miracle-cure-but-heres-how-it-helps
• GameStorming
http://www.gogamestorm.com/
• Open IDEO
http://www.openideo.com/
• Nordstrom Innovation Lab
http://nordstrominnovationlab.com
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30. About me
I spend most of my time & energy building
highly performant software development
teams.
As a seasoned agile coach, trainer &
facilitator, I work hard to create
environments where teams can discover
how they work best. I have a deep
understanding of agile, and am constantly
looking for better ways to share knowledge
and collaborate.
Find me at http://jeremylightsmith.com/
or @lightsmith on twitter.
- Jeremy Lightsmith
Wednesday, August 15, 12
