Challenge, Ideas, and Action: A Design Thinking Framework

Design thinking can be used to design innovative solutions to challenges. This blog post explores a simple framework for design thinking: Challenge, Ideas, and Action. The Challenge is the initial problem that needs to be solved, and it is informed by hearing, listening, and learning from people with the same problem. The Ideas stage involves brainstorming ideas based on real user insights, and tools like scenario mapping can help. The Action stage is about making something that you can show to others for feedback, even a low-investment solution like a rough prototype can help. Don't invest too much time and work until you know it's worth it.