Design Thinking for the Real World

How does design thinking impact product development and is it worth including in your MVP? We’ll examine recent history to discuss notorious software launches and how applying design thinking can reduce cost, mitigate risk, and improve change management for MVP and into Phase 3.

You may have heard the term “design thinking” or know what it means in principle, but what does it mean in practice?  How does design thinking impact product development and is it worth including in your own process?  This talk walks you through the basics of design thinking and its practical approaches to software development.  We’ll delve into recent history to discuss notorious software launches and snafus, and how applying design thinking can reduce cost, mitigate risk, and improve change management. What does design thinking look like in the real world?  Join us to learn more!

I’ve spoken at events throughout the North America / Europe, primarily on UX, UI, and product ownership practices. This is a new talk that I previewed at an AgileKC meetup earlier this month. In it, I tell a few stories about product launches that went really poorly and how design thinking practices could have been applied to prevent the catastrophes.