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The SCAMPER technique is one of the brainstorming tools that allows us to explore solutions to problems by altering the current product through seven different approaches: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put in Another Use, Eliminate, and Rearrange. In this article, we will examine examples of the SCAMPER technique and how it is applied in the real world by different companies.

Ah, I am sorry to hear so. Yes, many of the courses out there are scum, but not he design thinking itself.

Thanks, I will fix this one. And yes, I am an old guy who doesn’t use AI in writing my articles. I tried once, and I felt like I was a slave to the machine ;) So, I am proud of my human mistakes in the age of AI perfection.

Very good add, thanks!

These are good points. Although I discussed the TRIZ in couple of my articles. I need to revisit my thoughts as it is over-egineered Russian tool that eliminate all the benefits of subjective constructivism design mindset. It is simply say, everything can be solved using one fo those 40 ways.

it is normal to see people advocate their favourite tool or process. However, I always tell my design students to be critical and strategic when choosing their tools.

Me too don't understand the analogy between design thinking and data science. Both are too different. But even if I am a designer and teach design, I don't think there superiority here. it is how to benefit from each approach to achieve in intended goal.

I worked as a designer (digital products) for 15 years before moving to the academia. I used the same mindset to design medical technology devices. While the fields seems to be differnet, the design activities are the same regadlress the outcome artefact. Of course, the expetise inputs varies.

To achieve innovation through design. it needs an organisational mindset and this shift comes with understanding that design culture is applied in strategic, tectical, and operational levels. Check my article What is this Thing Called Design Management? (https://www.designorate.com/what-is-this-thing-called-design...). This application ensures building design driven organisation.

Yes, this is a very good point indeed.

Yes, I totally agree. Good expertise is crucial indeed.

Yes, excatly. This is why Nigel Cross descirbe is as the designly way of thinking. Everyone has some kind of design ability, yet (good) designers show better ability to interpret situations and connect the differnet factors to better define the problem and solution. The term is underpinned by the meaning of design. Check Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design book––I should add this to the list.

Unlike other desciplines, design is looking at the factors from epstimological and constructivism approachs where the meaning of the problem elements is clearly interpreted during the design practice.

So, feel free to call it anything, at the early 20 century, it was never been called design thinking. I usually prefer to design process/acitvity/thinking.

You have a veyr good point here. Sadly many people try to sell design thinking as a product without digging into its underpinning philosophy at all. This is driven by many business and egineering schools that tend to turn it into a creativity-making machine. Again sadly, it doesn't work. In order to benefit from design thinking, it is important look at it from the perspective of problem framing before the solution framing. You can check the Frame Innovation by Kees Dorst, who is built on the philosophy of Thomas Khun.

Another thing is that design thinking is sold as a process where we as desigenrs never think this way. The IDEO drove this approach to make it easy to understand. This is why I teach my students that design is an arena where all the factors and stages blend. You can check the last paper in the article about the Memoranda and Artfect as it sreflects on other proceeses such as the Agile.

Nothing definite in here, just theories needs more research. Just a shinny news title

This is true, yet the cost is not calculated this way. It is not only the print cost. Large publishers have overhead cost that can exceed the publication cost itself such as the different departments, legal issues, marketing, renting for booths...etc. While the self-publish look promising it face lots of barriers. Most self-publishers can hardly sell their books as they focus on writing and neglect other factors such as marketing which make take equal effort and more cost comparing with the writing itself.

I believe the technology is still need development on different perspective especially the people acceptance. It is early to sign such deals.

I am looking forward to test this tool. Does it test UX-related issues such as hierarchy, navigation...etc.?

Congratulation for your new app. Adobe has a similar free app called Adobe Color. However, your app is better as it clearly define the color name and code. You may like to check their app and add a color scheme feature. Very good work!